Nurses and midwives, total in Antigua and Barbuda in 2024 — 476 people. Ranked 70 in the world out of 75. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 104.3%.
1999–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 476 | — | — |
| 2019 | 882 | +447 | +102.76% |
| 2018 | 435 | +6 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 429 | +5 | +1.18% |
| 2016 | 424 | +2 | +0.47% |
| 2015 | 422 | −12 | −2.76% |
| 2014 | 434 | +13 | +3.09% |
| 2013 | 421 | — | — |
| 2007 | 277 | — | — |
| 1999 | 233 | — | — |
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.
