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Nurses per 1,000 people, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 2 countries was 11.43 nurses per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Australia: 12.26 nurses per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in New Zealand: 10.6 nurses per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1978 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: nurses per 1,000 people; Source: OECD
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Countries Nurses per 1,000 people, 2020 Global rank Available data
Australia 12.26 1 1980 - 2020
New Zealand 10.6 2 2005 - 2021



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

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