Nurses and midwives, total in Chile in 2024 — 93,214 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 75. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 331.2%.
2010–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93,214 | −13,989 | −13.05% |
| 2023 | 107,203 | +9,818 | +10.08% |
| 2022 | 97,385 | +7,693 | +8.58% |
| 2021 | 89,692 | +6,580 | +7.92% |
| 2020 | 83,112 | +13,308 | +19.06% |
| 2019 | 69,804 | +6,494 | +10.26% |
| 2018 | 63,310 | +991 | +1.59% |
| 2017 | 62,319 | +6,318 | +11.28% |
| 2016 | 56,001 | +7,375 | +15.17% |
| 2015 | 48,626 | +3,067 | +6.73% |
| 2014 | 45,559 | +7,497 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 38,062 | +5,898 | +18.34% |
| 2012 | 32,164 | +5,668 | +21.39% |
| 2011 | 26,496 | +4,878 | +22.56% |
| 2010 | 21,618 | — | — |
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.
