Nurses and midwives in Iceland
Iceland had 160.8 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
160.8
Change from 2023
+2.2per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
120.1 per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in Iceland over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 160.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 158.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 156.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 157.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 163.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 161.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 154.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 152.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 150.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 162.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 161.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 162.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 159.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 156.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 153.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 160.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 156.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 147.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 145.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 147.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 144.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2003 | 143.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2002 | 139.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2001 | 139.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 139.9 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2 from 158.6 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 161.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.7.
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Physicians
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Life expectancy at birth
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Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
257 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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