Number of nursing personnel (WHO)
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_hc_provision_nur_num_who |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Number of nursing personnel (WHO) |
| Related indicators | |
Persons who have completed a programme of basic nursing education and are qualified and registered or authorized to provide responsible and competent service for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, care of the sick, and rehabilitation, and are actually working in the country. Nursing personnel includes professional nurses, auxiliary nurses, enrolled nurses and related occupations such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
Coding rules
Coding rules in accordance with WHO operationalisation.
Bibliographic info
Citation: World Health Organization (WHO). 2019. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.
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Project manager(s): Gabriela de Carvalho, Achim Schmid
- Version 0.001: Initial release
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- World Health Organization (WHO). 2019. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.
