Nursing personnel in South Africa
South Africa: Nursing personnel was 88.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nursing personnel in South Africa, 1999–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing personnel in South Africa is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in South Africa peaked at 93.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 30th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.9% | — |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.3% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 90.9% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.0% | 90.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 27 Panama 89.1% compare
- 28 El Salvador 88.2% compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88.1% compare
- 31 Australia 87.6% compare
- 32 United States of America 87.4% compare
- 33 Honduras 87.3% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 314 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,778 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in South Africa?
- Nursing personnel in South Africa was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for nursing personnel?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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