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WHO State of the World’s Nursing 2025: India Findings

13 May 20251 min read
REPORTS & INDEXESWHO State of theWorld’s Nursing2025: IndiaFindings13 May 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

WHO’s State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report cautioned that nurse shortages are worsening and highlighted where India stands.

Key facts

  • India’s ratio: about 30 nurses per 10,000 population against the 44.5 benchmark.
  • Graduate output has grown, but quality gaps, faculty shortages and uneven regulation persist.
  • India is a top exporter of nurses to the UK, the Gulf and Australia, driven by low pay, limited career paths and poor conditions.

Why nurses leave

  • Delayed wages, unsafe workplaces, no mental health support, few leadership roles.

Concerns in India

  • Supply: acute gaps at PHCs and CHCs, mostly rural.
  • Divide: staff cluster in urban private hospitals.
  • Leadership: few Chief Nursing Officers at state or national level.
  • Funding: weak infrastructure, limited training capacity, restricted budgets.
  • Migration: no standard returns or compensation; bilateral agreements lack balance.

Exam angle

  • Report: WHO State of the World’s Nursing 2025.
  • India ratio: about 30 per 10,000 versus 44.5.

Test yourself

1. By 2030, which regions are projected to account for 70% of the global nursing shortage per WHO's 2025 nursing report?

Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean are named.

2. Roughly how many nurses per 10,000 population does India have, per the WHO nursing report notes?

India has about 30 nurses per 10,000 people.

3. What WHO-recommended health workers per 10,000 people is cited as the benchmark India falls short of?

The benchmark cited is 44.5 per 10,000.

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