New Zealand - Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, New Zealand Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice was up 0.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 15 among other countries in Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice at 11.66 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. New Zealand is overtaken by Canada, which was number 14 at 11.7 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons and is followed by Czech Republic with 11.42 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Iceland topped the ranking with 29.51 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, that is an increase of 1.1% versus 2018. Norway, Luxembourg and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +9.4% per year, while Latvia witnessed the worst performance at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons
2019 11.66
2018 11.64
2017 11.60
2016 11.53
2015 11.50
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How does New Zealand rank in Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice?

# 25 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Iceland
30 2019 +1.1 % +0.4 % View data
2 #2
Norway
27 2019 +3.9 % +1.7 % View data
14 #14
Canada
12 2019 +0.4 % +0.4 % View data
15 #15
New Zealand
12 2019 +0.2 % +0.4 % View data
16 #16
Czech Republic
11 2019 +1.2 % +2.8 % View data
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