Nurses and midwives, total in Eswatini in 2023 — 5,242 people. Ranked 97 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 56.7%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,242 | −78 | −1.47% |
| 2022 | 5,320 | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,706 | +275 | +6.21% |
| 2017 | 4,431 | +231 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 4,200 | +224 | +5.63% |
| 2015 | 3,976 | +129 | +3.35% |
| 2014 | 3,847 | +112 | +3% |
| 2013 | 3,735 | — | — |
| 2004 | 6,828 | — | — |
| 2000 | 3,345 | — | — |
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.
