South Africa: Nurses per 1,000 people

The latest value from 2020 is 1.03 nurses per 1,000 people, a decline from 1.1 nurses per 1,000 people in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 8.71 nurses per 1,000 people, based on data from 25 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1998 to 2020 is 0.96 nurses per 1,000 people. The minimum value, 0.7 nurses per 1,000 people, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 1.31 nurses per 1,000 people was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Number of professional and associate professional nurses per 1,000 residents of the country.