Latvia - Density of Professionally Active Nurses

Since 2014, Latvia Density of Professionally Active Nurses was down by 2.2% year on year. At 4.34 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, the country was ranked number 23 comparing other countries in Density of Professionally Active Nurses. Latvia is overtaken by Poland, which was number 22 with 5.15 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons and is followed by Turkey with 2.33 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Norway lead the ranking with 21.07 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, a growth of 1.5% versus 2018. Germany, Iceland and Australia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Turkey witnessed the best average annual growth at +4.7% per year, while Latvia recorded the worst performance at -2.2% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons
2019 4.34
2018 4.36
2017 4.59
2016 4.66
2015 4.71
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How does Latvia rank in Density of Professionally Active Nurses?

# 24 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Norway
21 2019 +1.5 % +0.9 % View data
2 #2
Germany
17 2019 +1.2 % +1.7 % View data
22 #22
Poland
5 2019 -0.2 % -0.5 % View data
23 #23
Latvia
4 2019 -0.5 % -2.2 % View data
24 #24
Turkey
2 2019 -0.4 % +4.7 % View data
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