
Colombia: Nurses per 1,000 people
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Colombia |
Nurses per 1,000 people |
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Latest value | 1.33 |
Year | 2018 |
Measure | nurses per 1,000 people |
Data availability | 1990 - 2018 |
Average | 0.69 |
Min - Max | 0.32 - 1.33 |
Source | OECD |
The latest value from 2018 is 1.33 nurses per 1,000 people, an increase from 1.26 nurses per 1,000 people in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 8.11 nurses per 1,000 people, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Colombia from 1990 to 2018 is 0.69 nurses per 1,000 people. The minimum value, 0.32 nurses per 1,000 people, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 1.33 nurses per 1,000 people was recorded in 2018.
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Definition: Number of professional and associate professional nurses per 1,000 residents of the country.
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