Nurses and midwives, total in Bhutan in 2022 — 1,602 people. Ranked 129 in the world out of 141. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 211.1%.
2004–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,602 | −116 | −6.75% |
| 2021 | 1,718 | +115 | +7.17% |
| 2020 | 1,603 | +207 | +14.83% |
| 2019 | 1,396 | −1 | −0.07% |
| 2018 | 1,397 | +178 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 1,219 | +90 | +7.97% |
| 2016 | 1,129 | +59 | +5.51% |
| 2015 | 1,070 | +113 | +11.81% |
| 2014 | 957 | +158 | +19.77% |
| 2013 | 799 | +63 | +8.56% |
| 2012 | 736 | — | — |
| 2008 | 666 | +121 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 545 | — | — |
| 2004 | 515 | — | — |
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.
