Nurses and midwives, total in the Marshall Islands in 2021 — 199 people. Ranked 130 in the world out of 132. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 5.9%.
2007–2021 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Marshall Islands
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 199 | — | — |
| 2018 | 195 | — | — |
| 2012 | 187 | −8 | −4.1% |
| 2011 | 195 | +68 | +53.54% |
| 2010 | 127 | — | — |
| 2007 | 188 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Marshall Islands
199
Palau
161
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.