Nurses and midwives in Myanmar

Myanmar had 2.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2005 to 2022 Source: WHO
Myanmar, 2022 2.1 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 +0.1per 10,000 people 2021: 2.0 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 139th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Myanmar 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), 2005 to 2022
Period Myanmar
2022 2.1 per 10,000 people
2021 2.0 per 10,000 people
2019 11.1 per 10,000 people
2018 10.3 per 10,000 people
2016 10.7 per 10,000 people
2012 9.8 per 10,000 people
2011 9.5 per 10,000 people
2010 9.2 per 10,000 people
2009 8.9 per 10,000 people
2008 8.6 per 10,000 people
2007 8.3 per 10,000 people
2006 8.1 per 10,000 people
2005 7.7 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 from 2.0 per 10,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2007, when it was 8.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −6.3.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Myanmar has the 139th highest value.

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
2005 to 2022 for Myanmar
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