Nurses and midwives, total in Belize in 2023 — 847 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 179.5%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 847 | −89 | −9.51% |
| 2022 | 936 | +119 | +14.57% |
| 2021 | 817 | +82 | +11.16% |
| 2020 | 735 | +65 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 670 | −227 | −25.31% |
| 2018 | 897 | −2 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 899 | +109 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 790 | +34 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 756 | +41 | +5.73% |
| 2014 | 715 | +39 | +5.77% |
| 2013 | 676 | +225 | +49.89% |
| 2012 | 451 | −18 | −3.84% |
| 2011 | 469 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 469 | −42 | −8.22% |
| 2009 | 511 | +12 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 499 | −23 | −4.41% |
| 2007 | 522 | +79 | +17.83% |
| 2006 | 443 | +2 | +0.45% |
| 2005 | 441 | −8 | −1.78% |
| 2004 | 449 | −16 | −3.44% |
| 2003 | 465 | — | — |
| 2000 | 303 | — | — |
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.
