Nurses and midwives, total in Libya in 2017 — 42,975 people. Ranked 66 in the world out of 148. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 141.7%.
1997–2017 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42,975 | — | — |
| 2014 | 43,216 | −775 | −1.76% |
| 2013 | 43,991 | — | — |
| 2009 | 42,982 | +9,492 | +28.34% |
| 2008 | 33,490 | — | — |
| 2004 | 27,160 | — | — |
| 1997 | 17,779 | — | — |
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.
