Nursing and midwifery personnel in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 67.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.1
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
47th
of 189 countries
All-time high
77.45
in 2020
All-time low
47.3
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 67.1 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Kuwait peaked at 77.45 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.3, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3 | — |
| 2001 | 47.31 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.72 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 48.35 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 50.39 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 48.02 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 49.55 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 52.48 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 59.55 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 61.91 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 66.37 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 65.74 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.44 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 62.39 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 64.68 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 71.54 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 70.07 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 71.75 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 70.95 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.14 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 77.45 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 74.48 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 67.1 | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.36 | 47.3 | 61.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.71 | 62.39 | 71.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.01 | 67.1 | 77.45 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 44 Serbia 70.15 compare
- 45 Dominica 67.6 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67.27 compare
- 48 Palau 66.1 compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 66.05 compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65.81 compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Kuwait?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Kuwait was 67.1 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77.45 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Kuwait ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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