Nurses and midwives, total in the Maldives in 2021 — 3,078 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 132. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 2,083%.
1989–2021 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,078 | +559 | +22.19% |
| 2020 | 2,519 | −34 | −1.33% |
| 2019 | 2,553 | −342 | −11.81% |
| 2018 | 2,895 | +1,236 | +74.5% |
| 2017 | 1,659 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2,990 | +654 | +28% |
| 2014 | 2,336 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,868 | +22 | +1.19% |
| 2009 | 1,846 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1,539 | — | — |
| 2004 | 886 | — | — |
| 1996 | 361 | — | — |
| 1993 | 188 | — | — |
| 1991 | 150 | — | — |
| 1989 | 141 | — | — |
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.
