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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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 95.48 | 1990 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 16.33 | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Ireland | 15.76 | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Netherlands | 15.15 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Monaco | 14.5 | 1995 | ||
| 6 | Belarus | 12.56 | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Sweden | 11.57 | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Switzerland | 11.03 | 2000 | ||
| 9 | Australia | 10.91 | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 10.81 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Luxembourg | 10.37 | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Iceland | 10.14 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Canada | 10.05 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | United States | 9.81 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Denmark | 9.76 | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Japan | 9.47 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Hungary | 9.21 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Czech Republic | 8.95 | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Finland | 8.92 | 2006 | ||
| 20 | New Zealand | 8.91 | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Cuba | 8.64 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Russia | 8.52 | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Ukraine | 8.45 | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 8.41 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | France | 8.09 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Germany | 7.99 | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Seychelles | 7.93 | 2004 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 7.91 | 2006 | |||
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 7.83 | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Slovenia | 7.81 | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 7.71 | 2006 | |||
| 30 | Spain | 7.58 | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Lithuania | 7.57 | 2007 | ||
| 32 | European Union | 7.56 | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Qatar | 7.37 | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 7.36 | 2006 | |||
| 34 | Estonia | 6.98 | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Italy | 6.93 | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 6.89 | 2006 | |||
| =36 | Austria | 6.64 | 2007 | ||
| =36 | Moldova | 6.64 | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Slovakia | 6.62 | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Swaziland | 6.3 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Malta | 6.27 | 2007 | ||
| 41 | Israel | 6.14 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Philippines | 6.12 | 2002 | ||
| 43 | Brunei | 6.06 | 2002 | ||
| 44 | Palau | 6 | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Bahrain | 5.8 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.66 | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Latvia | 5.65 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Croatia | 5.58 | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Poland | 5.19 | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Tajikistan | 5.03 | 2006 | ||
| 51 | Gabon | 5.02 | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Armenia | 4.87 | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Portugal | 4.83 | 2006 | ||
| 54 | Libya | 4.8 | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.71 | 2000 | ||
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.69 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Bulgaria | 4.68 | 2007 | ||
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 4.57 | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Tuvalu | 4.55 | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 4.51 | 2007 | ||
| 61 | The Bahamas | 4.47 | 1998 | ||
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.43 | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Singapore | 4.4 | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Romania | 4.19 | 2006 | ||
| 65 | Andorra | 4.18 | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Dominica | 4.17 | 1997 | ||
| 67 | South Africa | 4.08 | 2004 | ||
| 68 | Guatemala | 4.05 | 1999 | ||
| 69 | Albania | 4.03 | 2007 | ||
| =70 | Cyprus | 3.98 | 2006 | ||
| =70 | Mexico | 3.98 | 2004 | ||
| =70 | Grenada | 3.98 | 1998 | ||
| 73 | Oman | 3.9 | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Georgia | 3.89 | 2007 | ||
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.79 | 2000 | ||
| 76 | Mauritius | 3.73 | 2004 | ||
| =77 | Kuwait | 3.7 | 2005 | ||
| =77 | Barbados | 3.7 | 1999 | ||
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 3.63 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.56 | 2007 | ||
| 81 | Greece | 3.48 | 2006 | ||
| 82 | Mongolia | 3.45 | 2002 | ||
| 83 | Tonga | 3.4 | 2002 | ||
| 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.28 | 1999 | ||
| 85 | Jordan | 3.18 | 2006 | ||
| 86 | Namibia | 3.06 | 2004 | ||
| 87 | Kiribati | 3.02 | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 2.98 | 2000 | ||
| 89 | Brazil | 2.91 | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Tunisia | 2.87 | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Panama | 2.77 | 2000 | ||
| 92 | Maldives | 2.7 | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Botswana | 2.65 | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Guyana | 2.29 | 2000 | ||
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 2.28 | 1999 | ||
| 96 | East Timor | 2.19 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Bolivia | 2.13 | 2001 | ||
| 98 | Fiji | 1.98 | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Algeria | 1.95 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Turkey | 1.89 | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.87 | 2004 | ||
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 1.84 | 2000 | ||
| 103 | Malaysia | 1.81 | 2002 | ||
| 104 | Paraguay | 1.79 | 2002 | ||
| 105 | Samoa | 1.74 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 1.73 | 2004 | ||
| =107 | Vanuatu | 1.66 | 2004 | ||
| =107 | Ecuador | 1.66 | 2000 | ||
| 109 | Jamaica | 1.65 | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Suriname | 1.62 | 2000 | ||
| 111 | Nigeria | 1.61 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Cameroon | 1.6 | 2004 | ||
| 113 | Syria | 1.4 | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 1.37 | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Thailand | 1.36 | 2002 | ||
| 116 | Angola | 1.35 | 2004 | ||
| =117 | Cape Verde | 1.32 | 2008 | ||
| =117 | Lebanon | 1.32 | 2005 | ||
| =117 | Honduras | 1.32 | 2000 | ||
| 120 | Uganda | 1.31 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | India | 1.27 | 2004 | ||
| 122 | Belize | 1.26 | 2000 | ||
| 123 | Kenya | 1.18 | 2002 | ||
| 124 | Venezuela | 1.13 | 2001 | ||
| 125 | Nicaragua | 1.07 | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Iraq | 1.05 | 2007 | ||
| 127 | Burma | 0.98 | 2004 | ||
| =128 | Ghana | 0.97 | 2008 | ||
| =128 | Laos | 0.97 | 2004 | ||
| 130 | China | 0.96 | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Costa Rica | 0.93 | 2000 | ||
| 132 | Sudan | 0.9 | 2006 | ||
| =133 | Uruguay | 0.85 | 2002 | ||
| =133 | Cambodia | 0.85 | 2000 | ||
| =135 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.82 | 2007 | ||
| =135 | Indonesia | 0.82 | 2003 | ||
| 137 | El Salvador | 0.8 | 2002 | ||
| 138 | Morocco | 0.78 | 2004 | ||
| 139 | Benin | 0.77 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Comoros | 0.74 | 2004 | ||
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 0.73 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 0.72 | 2004 | ||
| 143 | Zambia | 0.71 | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Peru | 0.67 | 1999 | ||
| 145 | Vietnam | 0.66 | 2004 | ||
| 146 | Mauritania | 0.64 | 2004 | ||
| =147 | United Kingdom | 0.63 | 2003 | ||
| =147 | Chile | 0.63 | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Lesotho | 0.62 | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Eritrea | 0.58 | 2004 | ||
| =151 | The Gambia | 0.57 | 2008 | ||
| =151 | Djibouti | 0.57 | 2005 | ||
| =153 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.55 | 2008 | ||
| =153 | Colombia | 0.55 | 2002 | ||
| =155 | Belgium | 0.53 | 2007 | ||
| =155 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.53 | 2004 | ||
| =155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.53 | 2004 | ||
| =155 | Papua New Guinea | 0.53 | 2000 | ||
| =159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.48 | 2008 | ||
| =159 | Argentina | 0.48 | 2004 | ||
| 161 | Nepal | 0.46 | 2004 | ||
| 162 | Rwanda | 0.45 | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Senegal | 0.42 | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Central African Republic | 0.41 | 2004 | ||
| 165 | Pakistan | 0.38 | 2007 | ||
| =166 | Bhutan | 0.32 | 2007 | ||
| =166 | Madagascar | 0.32 | 2004 | ||
| 168 | Mozambique | 0.31 | 2006 | ||
| =169 | Malawi | 0.28 | 2008 | ||
| =169 | Bangladesh | 0.28 | 2005 | ||
| =169 | Chad | 0.28 | 2004 | ||
| =172 | Liberia | 0.27 | 2008 | ||
| =172 | Togo | 0.27 | 2008 | ||
| =174 | Ethiopia | 0.24 | 2007 | ||
| =174 | Tanzania | 0.24 | 2006 | ||
| 176 | Mali | 0.2 | 2007 | ||
| 177 | Burundi | 0.19 | 2004 | ||
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 0.17 | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Niger | 0.14 | 2008 | ||
| =180 | Somalia | 0.11 | 2006 | ||
| =180 | Haiti | 0.11 | 1998 | ||
| 182 | Guinea | 0.04 | 2005 |
