Nurses and midwives, total in Haiti in 2022 — 8,421 people. Ranked 102 in the world out of 141. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 909.7%.
1998–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Haiti
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,421 | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,424 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3,018 | — | — |
| 2011 | 11,982 | — | — |
| 1998 | 834 | — | — |
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.
