Nurses and midwives, total in Lebanon in 2018 — 11,477 people. Ranked 103 in the world out of 174. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 176.1%.
2001–2018 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11,477 | +281 | +2.51% |
| 2017 | 11,196 | +641 | +6.07% |
| 2016 | 10,555 | +484 | +4.81% |
| 2015 | 10,071 | −376 | −3.6% |
| 2014 | 10,447 | +1,392 | +15.37% |
| 2013 | 9,055 | — | — |
| 2010 | 8,791 | +504 | +6.08% |
| 2009 | 8,287 | — | — |
| 2007 | 6,931 | — | — |
| 2005 | 4,720 | — | — |
| 2001 | 4,157 | — | — |
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.
