Nursing personnel in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Nursing personnel was 939 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Cape Verde, 2009–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 939 for nursing personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 133.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Cape Verde peaked at 939 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 403, in 2013.
That places Cape Verde 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 496 | — |
| 2010 | 543 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 543 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 551 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 403 | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 544 | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 654 | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 690 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 754 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 770 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 764 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 888 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 928 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 925 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 939 | +1.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 939 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,061, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 939 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,356, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 496 | 496 | 496 | 1 |
| 2010s | 621.6 | 403 | 770 | 10 |
| 2020s | 920 | 888 | 939 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Cape Verde?
- Nursing personnel in Cape Verde was 939 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 939 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 403 in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for nursing personnel?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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