Nurses and midwives, total in Cabo Verde in 2023 — 939 people. Ranked 114 in the world out of 124. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 89.3%.
2009–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 939 | +14 | +1.51% |
| 2022 | 925 | −3 | −0.32% |
| 2021 | 928 | +40 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 888 | +124 | +16.23% |
| 2019 | 764 | −6 | −0.78% |
| 2018 | 770 | +16 | +2.12% |
| 2017 | 754 | +64 | +9.28% |
| 2016 | 690 | +36 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 654 | +110 | +20.22% |
| 2014 | 544 | +141 | +34.99% |
| 2013 | 403 | −148 | −26.86% |
| 2012 | 551 | +8 | +1.47% |
| 2011 | 543 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 543 | +47 | +9.48% |
| 2009 | 496 | — | — |
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.
