Midwives per 1,000 live births - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Midwives per 1,000 live births, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 16 countries was 36.45 midwives per 1,000 live births. The highest value was in Iceland: 58.29 midwives per 1,000 live births and the lowest value was in Slovenia: 16.41 midwives per 1,000 live births. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: midwives per 1,000 live births; Source: OECD
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Countries Midwives per 1,000 live births, 2020 Global rank Available data
Iceland 58.29 1 1980 - 2020
Norway 56.02 2 2002 - 2020
New Zealand 49.59 3 2006 - 2020
UK 48.07 4 2000 - 2020
Italy 42.58 5 2013 - 2020
Czechia 38.55 6 1980 - 2020
Estonia 36.57 7 1980 - 2020
Lithuania 34.8 8 1991 - 2020
Switzerland 34.15 9 1980 - 2020
Germany 33.63 10 2000 - 2020
France 31.94 11 2011 - 2020
Austria 29.89 12 1980 - 2020
Netherlands 25.74 13 1980 - 2020
Hungary 24.33 14 1980 - 2020
Latvia 22.56 15 1985 - 2020
Slovenia 16.41 16 2003 - 2020



Definition: The number of practicing midwives per 1,000 live births.

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1. Iceland
2. Norway
3. New Zealand
4. UK
5. Italy
6. Czechia
7. Estonia
8. Lithuania
9. Switzerland
10. Germany
11. France
12. Austria
13. Netherlands
14. Hungary
15. Latvia
16. Slovenia
58.29
56.02
49.59
48.07
42.58
38.55
36.57
34.80
34.15
33.63
31.94
29.89
25.74
24.33
22.56
16.41
0
14.6
29.1
43.7
58.29


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