Latvia - Density of Midwives Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, Latvia Density of Midwives Licensed to Practice was down by 2.9% year on year. With 34.74 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, the country was number 18 among other countries in Density of Midwives Licensed to Practice. Latvia is overtaken by Lithuania, which was ranked number 17 at 40.52 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Austria with 28.71 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Live Births. Finland lead the ranking with 151.86 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, that is an increase of 0.2% compared to 2018. Iceland, Sweden and Belgium respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. United Kingdom witnessed the best average annual growth at +6.4% per year, while Latvia witnessed the worst performance at -2.9% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 34.74
2018 31.84
2017 43.26
2016 40.74
2015 40.45
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How does Latvia rank in Density of Midwives Licensed to Practice?

# 24 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Finland
152 2019 +0.2 % +4.5 % View data
2 #2
Iceland
129 2019 +3.0 % +2.6 % View data
17 #17
Lithuania
41 2019 +1.5 % +1.4 % View data
18 #18
Latvia
35 2019 +9.1 % -2.9 % View data
19 #19
Austria
29 2019 -1.3 % +1.2 % View data
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