Nursing personnel in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nursing personnel was 58.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58.9%
Change on year
up 50.3%
World rank
78th
of 85 countries
All-time high
68.9%
in 2015
All-time low
39.2%
in 2023
Years of data
10
2007–2024
Nursing personnel in Mozambique, 2007–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 58.9% for nursing personnel in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Mozambique peaked at 68.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 48.2% | 68.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 39.2% | 58.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Mozambique?
- Nursing personnel in Mozambique was 58.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for nursing personnel?
- Mozambique ranks 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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