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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Nursing and midwifery personnel per 1,000 people.
Why it matters
Nurses run most primary care in the region, so their number sets how far clinics can reach.
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Definitions of nursing personnel differ between countries.
Nurses and midwives: highest in Seychelles, lowest in Madagascar
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, per 1,000 people. Latest year available, mostly 2022. 16 of 16 countries have data.
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Ranked: nurses and midwivesiWhy it mattersNurses run most primary care in the region, so their number sets how far clinics can reach.
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How spread out SADC is
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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people against income per person
Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.
Table
The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.| Rank | Country | Value | Year | Five-year change | Grade | Details |
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| 1 | Seychelles | 7.32 | 2023 | little changed since 2018 | B | |
| 2 | South Africa | 6.39 | 2022 | up 394% since 2017 | B | |
| 3 | Namibia | 5.39 | 2022 | up 178% since 2017 | B | |
| 4 | Eswatini | 4.26 | 2023 | up 6% since 2018 | B | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 4.05 | 2022 | up 18% since 2017 | B | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 3.07 | 2022 | up 23% since 2017 | B | |
| 7 | Botswana | 3.02 | 2023 | down 9% since 2018 | B | |
| 8 | Zambia | 2.94 | 2022 | up 226% since 2017 | B | |
| 9 | Angola | 1.87 | 2022 | up 42% since 2009 | B | |
| 10 | Lesotho | 1.76 | 2022 | up 164% since 2010 | B | |
| 11 | Comoros | 1.64 | 2022 | up 123% since 2009 | B | |
| 12 | DRC | 1.17 | 2022 | up 39% since 2017 | B | |
| 13 | Mozambique | 0.93 | 2022 | up 91% since 2017 | B | |
| 14 | Tanzania | 0.69 | 2023 | up 25% since 2018 | B | |
| 15 | Malawi | 0.51 | 2022 | up 73% since 2016 | B | |
| 16 | Madagascar | 0.28 | 2022 | down 1% since 2013 | B |