Nurses and midwives, total in Grenada in 2023 — 536 people. Ranked 118 in the world out of 124. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 36%.
1999–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Grenada
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 536 | — | — |
| 2018 | 700 | +361 | +106.49% |
| 2017 | 339 | — | — |
| 2006 | 398 | — | — |
| 2003 | 366 | +0 | +0% |
| 2002 | 366 | +0 | +0% |
| 2001 | 366 | +0 | +0% |
| 2000 | 366 | −28 | −7.11% |
| 1999 | 394 | — | — |
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.
