Nurses and midwives, total in Honduras in 2023 — 7,825 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.2%.
2000–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7,825 | — | — |
| 2018 | 6,986 | +98 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 6,888 | +98 | +1.44% |
| 2016 | 6,790 | +752 | +12.45% |
| 2015 | 6,038 | −22 | −0.36% |
| 2014 | 6,060 | −86 | −1.4% |
| 2013 | 6,146 | — | — |
| 2010 | 7,151 | — | — |
| 2005 | 7,796 | — | — |
| 2000 | 8,528 | — | — |
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.
