Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Nurses and midwives

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Definition: Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

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Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems