Nurses and midwives in Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde had 18.0 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2009 to 2023 Source: WHO
Cabo Verde, 2023 18.0 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.2per 10,000 people 2022: 17.8 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Cabo Verde over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2009 to 2023
Period Cabo Verde
2023 18.0 per 10,000 people
2022 17.8 per 10,000 people
2021 18.0 per 10,000 people
2020 17.3 per 10,000 people
2019 14.9 per 10,000 people
2018 15.0 per 10,000 people
2017 14.7 per 10,000 people
2016 13.5 per 10,000 people
2015 12.8 per 10,000 people
2014 10.6 per 10,000 people
2013 7.9 per 10,000 people
2012 10.8 per 10,000 people
2011 10.6 per 10,000 people
2010 10.7 per 10,000 people
2009 9.8 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 from 17.8 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 7.9 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +10.1.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2009 to 2023 for Cabo Verde
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory