Nursing personnel in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Nursing personnel was 939 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
939
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
164th
of 189 countries
All-time high
939
in 2023
All-time low
403
in 2013
Years of data
15
2009–2023

Nursing personnel in Cape Verde, 2009–2023

02004006008001.0k2009201620232009: 4962010: 5432011: 5432012: 5512013: 4032014: 5442015: 6542016: 6902017: 7542018: 7702019: 7642020: 8882021: 9282022: 9252023: 939

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

Annual values for Nursing personnel (number) in Cape Verde, 2009 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 496 496 496 1
2010s 621.6 403 770 10
2020s 920 888 939 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 161 East Timor 1,410 compare
  2. 162 Gambia 1,345 compare
  3. 163 Barbados 1,035 compare
  4. 165 Belize 847 compare
  5. 166 Saint Lucia 813 compare
  6. 167 Comoros 785 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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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Indicator
Nursing personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 3,864 data points, 1971–2024
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