Nurses and midwives, total in Malawi in 2024 — 12,526 people. Ranked 43 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 72.4%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,526 | +1,224 | +10.83% |
| 2023 | 11,302 | +867 | +8.31% |
| 2022 | 10,435 | — | — |
| 2020 | 13,564 | — | — |
| 2018 | 7,957 | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,141 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3,593 | — | — |
| 2009 | 4,812 | +916 | +23.51% |
| 2008 | 3,896 | — | — |
| 2004 | 7,264 | — | — |
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.
