Canada - Density of Professional Nurses Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, Canada Density of Professional Nurses Licensed to Practice fell by 0.2% year on year. At 8.34 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, the country was ranked number 13 comparing other countries in Density of Professional Nurses Licensed to Practice. Canada is overtaken by Lithuania, which was number 12 at 9.33 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons and is followed by South Korea with 7.77 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Norway lead the ranking with 27.26 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, that is a growth of 3.9% compared to 2018. Luxembourg, Sweden and Denmark respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile recorded the best 5 years average growth at +9.4% per year, while Lithuania was the worst growing country at -0.7% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons
2019 8.34
2018 8.34
2017 8.40
2016 8.44
2015 8.47
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How does Canada rank in Density of Professional Nurses Licensed to Practice?

# 19 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Norway
27 2019 +3.9 % +1.7 % View data
2 #2
Luxembourg
25 2019 +1.0 % +0.9 % View data
12 #12
Lithuania
9 2019 +0.2 % -0.7 % View data
13 #13
Canada
8 2019 +0.0 % -0.2 % View data
14 #14
South Korea
8 2019 +1.7 % +4.0 % View data
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