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Nurses and midwives, total — Ecuador

Nurses and midwives, total in Ecuador in 2020 — 46,138 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 134. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 310.2%.

2020 46,138 people +0.89% vs 2019
World rank 58of 134
Period maximum 46,138 people2020
Period minimum 11,249 people1981

Trend over time

1981–2020 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Ecuador, 1981–2020020,00040,00060,000198119851989199319972001200520092013201720201981: 11,249 people1982: 11,578 people1983: 12,226 people1984: 13,516 people1985: 14,060 people1986: 13,516 people1987: 15,244 people1988: 15,740 people1989: 15,963 people1990: 16,353 people1991: 17,439 people1992: 18,087 people1993: 15,814 people1994: 18,369 people1995: 18,369 people1996: 19,889 people1997: 20,400 people1998: 19,920 people1999: 20,567 people2000: 17,715 people2001: 17,476 people2002: 18,131 people2003: 17,345 people2004: 18,642 people2005: 20,272 people2006: 19,226 people2007: 20,266 people2008: 22,050 people2009: 24,227 people2010: 26,068 people2011: 28,850 people2012: 32,381 people2013: 34,853 people2014: 34,958 people2015: 36,049 people2016: 39,019 people2017: 41,198 people2018: 44,397 people2019: 45,733 people2020: 46,138 people
Change over the period: +34,889 (+310.15%) Average annual rate: 3.69 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 46,138 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.32M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 46,138 +405 +0.89%
2019 45,733 +1,336 +3.01%
2018 44,397 +3,199 +7.76%
2017 41,198 +2,179 +5.58%
2016 39,019 +2,970 +8.24%
2015 36,049 +1,091 +3.12%
2014 34,958 +105 +0.3%
2013 34,853 +2,472 +7.63%
2012 32,381 +3,531 +12.24%
2011 28,850 +2,782 +10.67%
2010 26,068 +1,841 +7.6%
2009 24,227 +2,177 +9.87%
2008 22,050 +1,784 +8.8%
2007 20,266 +1,040 +5.41%
2006 19,226 −1,046 −5.16%
2005 20,272 +1,630 +8.74%
2004 18,642 +1,297 +7.48%
2003 17,345 −786 −4.34%
2002 18,131 +655 +3.75%
2001 17,476 −239 −1.35%
2000 17,715 −2,852 −13.87%
1999 20,567 +647 +3.25%
1998 19,920 −480 −2.35%
1997 20,400 +511 +2.57%
1996 19,889 +1,520 +8.27%
1995 18,369 +0 +0%
1994 18,369 +2,555 +16.16%
1993 15,814 −2,273 −12.57%
1992 18,087 +648 +3.72%
1991 17,439 +1,086 +6.64%
1990 16,353 +390 +2.44%
1989 15,963 +223 +1.42%
1988 15,740 +496 +3.25%
1987 15,244 +1,728 +12.78%
1986 13,516 −544 −3.87%
1985 14,060 +544 +4.02%
1984 13,516 +1,290 +10.55%
1983 12,226 +648 +5.6%
1982 11,578 +329 +2.92%
1981 11,249 — —

South America, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AR Argentina 293,584 CL Chile 83,112 PE Peru 77,092 CO Colombia 73,595 EC Ecuador 46,138 UY Uruguay 24,982 BO Bolivia 17,314 GY Guyana 2,777
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About the indicator

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.

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