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Benin Nurses & Midwives per 1,000

0.61as of 2023+5.7% vs 2022

Number of nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

Trend

20042023 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodNurses & Midwives per 1,000
20230.61
20220.58
20210.56
20190.54
20180.52
20160.22
20130.57
20120.64
20110.4
20100.42
20080.77
20040.71

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BJ&metric_key=nurses_midwives_per_1000" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 across Africa

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CountryNurses & Midwives per 1,000Period
Nigeria1.652022
Kenya2.272023
South Africa6.392022
Egypt1.792018
Ghana4.112023
Ethiopia1.222022

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