Nurses and midwives, total in the Dominican Republic in 2024 — 20,084 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 75. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 30.8%.
2000–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,084 | −3,255 | −13.95% |
| 2023 | 23,339 | +7 | +0.03% |
| 2022 | 23,332 | +893 | +3.98% |
| 2021 | 22,439 | +1,612 | +7.74% |
| 2020 | 20,827 | +5,154 | +32.88% |
| 2019 | 15,673 | +1,764 | +12.68% |
| 2018 | 13,909 | +1,936 | +16.17% |
| 2017 | 11,973 | +352 | +3.03% |
| 2016 | 11,621 | −1,367 | −10.53% |
| 2015 | 12,988 | +143 | +1.11% |
| 2014 | 12,845 | +251 | +1.99% |
| 2013 | 12,594 | — | — |
| 2011 | 13,374 | — | — |
| 2009 | 12,686 | — | — |
| 2000 | 15,352 | — | — |
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.
