Nurses and midwives, total in Guatemala in 2023 — 41,201 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 124. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 230.9%.
2009–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41,201 | — | — |
| 2020 | 40,066 | — | — |
| 2018 | 22,127 | +1,786 | +8.78% |
| 2017 | 20,341 | +3,687 | +22.14% |
| 2016 | 16,654 | +977 | +6.23% |
| 2015 | 15,677 | +654 | +4.35% |
| 2014 | 15,023 | — | — |
| 2009 | 12,452 | — | — |
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.
