* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Nurses per 1,000 people, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 1 countries was 1.42 nurses per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Brazil: 1.42 nurses per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in Brazil: 1.42 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
Brazil 1.42 1 -


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

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