Nurses and midwives, total in Barbados in 2023 — 1,168 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 124. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 14.1%.
1995–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,168 | −11 | −0.93% |
| 2022 | 1,179 | +4 | +0.34% |
| 2021 | 1,175 | −68 | −5.47% |
| 2020 | 1,243 | −110 | −8.13% |
| 2019 | 1,353 | +476 | +54.28% |
| 2018 | 877 | — | — |
| 2005 | 1,311 | — | — |
| 2001 | 1,580 | −2 | −0.13% |
| 2000 | 1,582 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1,360 | — | — |
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.
