Nurses and midwives, total in Afghanistan in 2023 — 22,771 people. Ranked 68 in the world out of 124. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 52.5%.
2005–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22,771 | — | — |
| 2018 | 16,581 | +10,211 | +160.3% |
| 2017 | 6,370 | +1,127 | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 5,243 | +772 | +17.27% |
| 2015 | 4,471 | −454 | −9.22% |
| 2014 | 4,925 | −3,127 | −38.84% |
| 2013 | 8,052 | — | — |
| 2009 | 17,257 | +3,477 | +25.23% |
| 2008 | 13,780 | +350 | +2.61% |
| 2007 | 13,430 | +1,799 | +15.47% |
| 2006 | 11,631 | −3,299 | −22.1% |
| 2005 | 14,930 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
