Midwives per 1,000 people - Country rankings
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Midwives per 1,000 people, 2020:
The average for 2020 based on 18 countries was 0.38 midwives per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Australia: 0.8 midwives per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in Slovenia: 0.15 midwives per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: midwives per 1,000 people; Source: OECD
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Countries | Midwives per 1,000 people, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
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Australia | 0.8 | 1 | 2013 - 2020 |
Iceland | 0.72 | 2 | 1980 - 2021 |
New Zealand | 0.56 | 3 | 2006 - 2021 |
Norway | 0.55 | 4 | 2002 - 2021 |
UK | 0.49 | 5 | 2000 - 2021 |
Czechia | 0.4 | 6 | 1980 - 2020 |
Estonia | 0.36 | 7 | 1980 - 2020 |
France | 0.35 | 8 | 2011 - 2020 |
Switzerland | 0.34 | 9 | 1980 - 2020 |
Germany | 0.31 | 10 | 2000 - 2020 |
Lithuania | 0.31 | 11 | 1991 - 2020 |
Italy | 0.29 | 12 | 2013 - 2021 |
Austria | 0.28 | 13 | 1980 - 2021 |
Japan | 0.26 | 14 | 2002 - 2020 |
Netherlands | 0.25 | 15 | 1980 - 2020 |
Hungary | 0.23 | 16 | 1980 - 2020 |
Latvia | 0.21 | 17 | 1985 - 2020 |
Slovenia | 0.15 | 18 | 2003 - 2020 |
Definition: The number of practicing midwives per 1,000 residents of the country.
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