Nurses and midwives in Japan
Japan had 124.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Japan, 2022
124.4
Change from 2020
+1.0per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
94.9 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022
9th of 140
Nurses and midwives in Japan over time
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Japan
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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 | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 124.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 123.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 119.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 115.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 111.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 107.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 103.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 97.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 93.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 89.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2002 | 86.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 82.2 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 123.5 per 10,000 people in 2020, a change of +1.0.
- Since 2002, when it was 86.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +38.4.
- Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Japan has the 9th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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