Nursing personnel in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Nursing personnel was 7,356 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
7,356
Change on year
up 70.6%
World rank
129th
of 187 countries
All-time high
7,356
in 2022
All-time low
1,211
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Nursing personnel in Sierra Leone, 2004–2022

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2004201320222004: 1.2k2011: 1.8k2013: 6.1k2014: 6.1k2015: 5.9k2016: 5.2k2017: 6.0k2018: 5.8k2019: 4.3k2022: 7.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 7,356 for nursing personnel in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 70.6% on the previous year and up 319.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Sierra Leone peaked at 7,356 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,211, in 2004.

That places Sierra Leone 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,211 1,211 1,211 1
2010s 5,131 1,752 6,108 8
2020s 7,356 7,356 7,356 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 126 Laos 7,821 compare
  2. 127 Honduras 7,810 compare
  3. 128 Botswana 7,620 compare
  4. 130 Congo 6,729 compare
  5. 131 Chad 6,517 compare
  6. 132 Mali 6,506 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in Sierra Leone?
Nursing personnel in Sierra Leone was 7,356 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 7,356 in 2022.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1,211 in 2004.
How does Sierra Leone rank for nursing personnel?
Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 319.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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
190 places, 3,845 data points, 1971–2024
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