Nursing personnel in Singapore
Singapore: Nursing personnel was 87.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
87.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
35th
of 85 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 2013
All-time low
87.1%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Nursing personnel in Singapore, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, nursing personnel in Singapore stood at 87.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Singapore peaked at 91.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 35th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Nursing personnel in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.0% | — |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.7% | 88.7% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.1% | 88.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Singapore?
- Nursing personnel in Singapore was 87.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for nursing personnel?
- Singapore ranks 35th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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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