Nurses and midwives, total in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 19,395 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 195.8%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,395 | −2,453 | −11.23% |
| 2023 | 21,848 | −2,851 | −11.54% |
| 2022 | 24,699 | +4,458 | +22.02% |
| 2021 | 20,241 | +563 | +2.86% |
| 2020 | 19,678 | +837 | +4.44% |
| 2019 | 18,841 | — | — |
| 2017 | 16,945 | +4,664 | +37.98% |
| 2016 | 12,281 | +150 | +1.24% |
| 2015 | 12,131 | +4,029 | +49.73% |
| 2014 | 8,102 | +316 | +4.06% |
| 2013 | 7,786 | −2,673 | −25.56% |
| 2012 | 10,459 | +3,119 | +42.49% |
| 2011 | 7,340 | −1,305 | −15.1% |
| 2010 | 8,645 | +2,521 | +41.17% |
| 2009 | 6,124 | +682 | +12.53% |
| 2008 | 5,442 | — | — |
| 2004 | 6,557 | — | — |
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.
