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Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 by African country
Seychelles has the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people of any African country, at 7.32 — 1.7× Eswatini's 4.26.
Number of nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. 18 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Seychelles
Eswatini
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| # | Country | Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 7.32 | |
| 2 | Eswatini | 4.26 | |
| 3 | Ghana | 4.11 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 3.02 | |
| 5 | Kenya | 2.27 | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 1.8 | |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 1.1 | |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 0.95 | |
| 9 | Morocco | 0.87 | |
| 10 | Burundi | 0.79 | |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.79 | |
| 12 | Tanzania | 0.69 | |
| 13 | Gambia | 0.66 | |
| 14 | Benin | 0.61 | |
| 15 | Senegal | 0.42 | |
| 16 | Niger | 0.42 | |
| 17 | Mali | 0.27 | |
| 18 | Chad | 0.17 |
Botswana
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Morocco
Burundi
Cote d'Ivoire
Tanzania
Gambia
Benin
Senegal
Niger
Mali
ChadGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=nurses_midwives_per_1000&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Seychelles has the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Africa at 7.32 (2023), followed by Eswatini and Ghana.
Which African country has the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Chad has the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people of the 18 African countries with data, at 0.17 (2023).
How many African countries report Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 data?
18 of 54 African countries have a Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=nurses_midwives_per_1000&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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