Nursing and midwifery personnel in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 12.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Rwanda, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 12.78 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.4% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Rwanda peaked at 12.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.41, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 152nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.68 | — |
| 2009 | 6.6 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.41 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.08 | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 9.65 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.36 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 11.86 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 9.19 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.06 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5 | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 12.78 | +70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.64 | 6.6 | 6.68 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.46 | 6.41 | 11.86 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.01 | 7.5 | 12.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 149 Angola 13.9 compare
- 150 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.64 compare
- 151 Congo 13.35 compare
- 153 Kenya 12.12 compare
- 154 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.68 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 11.63 compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Rwanda?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Rwanda was 12.78 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Rwanda ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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