Nurses and midwives, total in Jamaica in 2024 — 5,948 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 75. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 36%.
2003–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,948 | +1,357 | +29.56% |
| 2023 | 4,591 | −163 | −3.43% |
| 2022 | 4,754 | −118 | −2.42% |
| 2021 | 4,872 | +231 | +4.98% |
| 2020 | 4,641 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4,682 | +18 | +0.39% |
| 2016 | 4,664 | +470 | +11.21% |
| 2015 | 4,194 | +91 | +2.22% |
| 2014 | 4,103 | +1 | +0.02% |
| 2013 | 4,102 | −195 | −4.54% |
| 2012 | 4,297 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,930 | — | — |
| 2003 | 4,374 | — | — |
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.
