Nurses and midwives, total in the Gambia in 2023 — 1,774 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 124. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 5.7%.
2003–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,774 | −41 | −2.26% |
| 2022 | 1,815 | +32 | +1.79% |
| 2021 | 1,783 | +14 | +0.79% |
| 2020 | 1,769 | +679 | +62.29% |
| 2019 | 1,090 | −408 | −27.24% |
| 2018 | 1,498 | −51 | −3.29% |
| 2017 | 1,549 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3,222 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2,386 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,411 | +148 | +11.72% |
| 2007 | 1,263 | +510 | +67.73% |
| 2006 | 753 | +21 | +2.87% |
| 2005 | 732 | +37 | +5.32% |
| 2004 | 695 | −1,186 | −63.05% |
| 2003 | 1,881 | — | — |
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.
