HRH Fact Sheet - Nigeria

 

1. General country informations

Largest urban agglomeration or Capital city :	LAGOS
Official language:	English
Population (estimation 2008):	151 320 000
Population density (per square km):	164
Life expectancy at birth -2007 (Male/Female):	(48/50)

 

2. Total health workers and densities in 2008 - Nigeria

Categories	Number	Density per 1000 population	Density per 1000 population /Afro
Physicians	55 376	0,37	0,22
Nurses and midwives	224 943	1,49	1,17
Dentists and technicians	3 781	0,02	0,04
Pharmacists and technicians	18 682	0,12	0,06
Environ, and public health	4 280	0,03	0,05
Laboratory technicians	22 683	0,15	0,06
Other health workers	2313	0,02	0,17
Community health	19 268	0,13	0,45
Management and support	nd	nd	0,41
Total	351 326	2,32	2,63

 

 

3. Densities of Physicians, Nurses & Midwives per  1000 population in 2005

    and 2008 - Nigeria