Nurses and midwives, total in Bolivia in 2021 — 19,391 people. Ranked 85 in the world out of 132. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 7.2%.
2001–2021 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19,391 | +2,077 | +12% |
| 2020 | 17,314 | +1,031 | +6.33% |
| 2019 | 16,283 | — | — |
| 2017 | 17,449 | +5,117 | +41.49% |
| 2016 | 12,332 | −618 | −4.77% |
| 2015 | 12,950 | — | — |
| 2011 | 10,139 | +1,773 | +21.19% |
| 2010 | 8,366 | — | — |
| 2007 | 5,815 | — | — |
| 2001 | 18,091 | — | — |
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.
