Nurses and midwives, total in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 119,608 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 141. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 367.5%.
2009–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 119,608 | +15,763 | +15.18% |
| 2021 | 103,845 | — | — |
| 2019 | 97,113 | +3,787 | +4.06% |
| 2018 | 93,326 | +20,280 | +27.76% |
| 2017 | 73,046 | +26,356 | +56.45% |
| 2016 | 46,690 | −25,580 | −35.4% |
| 2015 | 72,270 | — | — |
| 2013 | 61,368 | — | — |
| 2009 | 25,587 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Democratic Republic of the Congo
119,608
Angola
66,751
Cameroon
18,208
Republic of the Congo
6,763
Gabon
5,760
Chad
3,838
Central African Republic
2,545
Equatorial Guinea
2,479
Sao Tome and Principe
490
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.