Nurses and midwives, total in Guyana in 2024 — 4,025 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 75. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 131.6%.
2000–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,025 | +780 | +24.04% |
| 2023 | 3,245 | — | — |
| 2020 | 2,777 | +655 | +30.87% |
| 2019 | 2,122 | +1,312 | +161.98% |
| 2018 | 810 | +200 | +32.79% |
| 2017 | 610 | +45 | +7.96% |
| 2016 | 565 | +30 | +5.61% |
| 2015 | 535 | +56 | +11.69% |
| 2014 | 479 | −65 | −11.95% |
| 2013 | 544 | — | — |
| 2010 | 754 | −235 | −23.76% |
| 2009 | 989 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,738 | — | — |
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.
