Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uganda
Uganda: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 23.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uganda, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 23.27 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Uganda peaked at 23.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.99, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 121st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.99 | — |
| 2005 | 13.46 | +92.6% |
| 2012 | 11.89 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 13.34 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 12.47 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.85 | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 16.76 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 15.05 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 16.84 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 22.65 | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 23.22 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 23.27 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.23 | 6.99 | 13.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.23 | 11.89 | 16.76 | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.49 | 16.84 | 23.27 | 4 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Uganda?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uganda was 23.27 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Uganda ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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