Nurses and midwives, total in Cambodia in 2019 — 16,611 people. Ranked 82 in the world out of 132. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 42.8%.
1996–2019 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cambodia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16,611 | −1,336 | −7.44% |
| 2018 | 17,947 | +87 | +0.49% |
| 2017 | 17,860 | +41 | +0.23% |
| 2016 | 17,819 | +3,267 | +22.45% |
| 2015 | 14,552 | −145 | −0.99% |
| 2014 | 14,697 | +487 | +3.43% |
| 2013 | 14,210 | +568 | +4.16% |
| 2012 | 13,642 | +943 | +7.43% |
| 2011 | 12,699 | +448 | +3.66% |
| 2010 | 12,251 | +209 | +1.74% |
| 2009 | 12,042 | +306 | +2.61% |
| 2008 | 11,736 | — | — |
| 2000 | 11,125 | — | — |
| 1998 | 11,689 | — | — |
| 1996 | 11,630 | — | — |
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.
