Nurses and midwives in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had 22.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
22.6
Change from 2021
−0.8per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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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 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 23.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 23.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 21.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 20.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 19.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 18.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 18.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 18.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 17.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 17.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 17.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 16.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 15.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 14.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 19.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 16.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 13.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 16.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2002 | 10.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2001 | 8.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 11.6 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 23.4 per 10,000 people in 2021, a change of −0.8.
- Since 2012, when it was 17.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +4.8.
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