Nurses and midwives, total in Cameroon in 2022 — 18,208 people. Ranked 84 in the world out of 141. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 30.1%.
2004–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,208 | +12,961 | +247.02% |
| 2021 | 5,247 | −7,489 | −58.8% |
| 2020 | 12,736 | — | — |
| 2018 | 9,156 | — | — |
| 2011 | 19,159 | +8,445 | +78.82% |
| 2010 | 10,714 | +3,088 | +40.49% |
| 2009 | 7,626 | — | — |
| 2007 | 8,226 | — | — |
| 2005 | 6,705 | −19,337 | −74.25% |
| 2004 | 26,042 | — | — |
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.
