Nurses and midwives, total in Costa Rica in 2022 — 15,606 people. Ranked 85 in the world out of 141. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 474.2%.
1990–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,606 | −57 | −0.36% |
| 2021 | 15,663 | +237 | +1.54% |
| 2020 | 15,426 | +867 | +5.96% |
| 2019 | 14,559 | +414 | +2.93% |
| 2018 | 14,145 | −1,203 | −7.84% |
| 2017 | 15,348 | +2,732 | +21.66% |
| 2016 | 12,616 | +946 | +8.11% |
| 2015 | 11,670 | +190 | +1.66% |
| 2014 | 11,480 | +1,206 | +11.74% |
| 2013 | 10,274 | +749 | +7.86% |
| 2012 | 9,525 | +615 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 8,910 | +383 | +4.49% |
| 2010 | 8,527 | +556 | +6.98% |
| 2009 | 7,971 | +554 | +7.47% |
| 2008 | 7,417 | +461 | +6.63% |
| 2007 | 6,956 | +365 | +5.54% |
| 2006 | 6,591 | +359 | +5.76% |
| 2005 | 6,232 | +197 | +3.26% |
| 2004 | 6,035 | +318 | +5.56% |
| 2003 | 5,717 | +414 | +7.81% |
| 2002 | 5,303 | +197 | +3.86% |
| 2001 | 5,106 | +445 | +9.55% |
| 2000 | 4,661 | +485 | +11.61% |
| 1999 | 4,176 | +231 | +5.86% |
| 1998 | 3,945 | +360 | +10.04% |
| 1997 | 3,585 | +189 | +5.57% |
| 1996 | 3,396 | +180 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 3,216 | +98 | +3.14% |
| 1994 | 3,118 | +97 | +3.21% |
| 1993 | 3,021 | +107 | +3.67% |
| 1992 | 2,914 | +132 | +4.74% |
| 1991 | 2,782 | +64 | +2.35% |
| 1990 | 2,718 | — | — |
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.
