Nurses and midwives, total in Iraq in 2023 — 115,891 people. Ranked 30 in the world out of 124. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 67.6%.
2013–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115,891 | −821 | −0.7% |
| 2022 | 116,712 | +10,569 | +9.96% |
| 2021 | 106,143 | +10,151 | +10.57% |
| 2020 | 95,992 | +735 | +0.77% |
| 2019 | 95,257 | +16,669 | +21.21% |
| 2018 | 78,588 | +10,520 | +15.46% |
| 2017 | 68,068 | +5,273 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 62,795 | +3,372 | +5.67% |
| 2015 | 59,423 | −6,769 | −10.23% |
| 2014 | 66,192 | −2,942 | −4.26% |
| 2013 | 69,134 | — | — |
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.
