Nurses and midwives, total in Guinea-Bissau in 2024 — 2,038 people. Ranked 66 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 90.1%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,038 | +819 | +67.19% |
| 2023 | 1,219 | −866 | −41.53% |
| 2022 | 2,085 | −38 | −1.79% |
| 2021 | 2,123 | +567 | +36.44% |
| 2020 | 1,556 | — | — |
| 2018 | 744 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,043 | +79 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 964 | +79 | +8.93% |
| 2014 | 885 | +5 | +0.57% |
| 2013 | 880 | — | — |
| 2011 | 879 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,042 | +89 | +9.34% |
| 2008 | 953 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,072 | — | — |
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.
