Nurses and midwives, total in Mauritius in 2023 — 4,459 people. Ranked 99 in the world out of 124. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 50.7%.
2003–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,459 | −707 | −13.69% |
| 2022 | 5,166 | +780 | +17.78% |
| 2021 | 4,386 | −14 | −0.32% |
| 2020 | 4,400 | −94 | −2.09% |
| 2019 | 4,494 | +274 | +6.49% |
| 2018 | 4,220 | +81 | +1.96% |
| 2017 | 4,139 | +5 | +0.12% |
| 2016 | 4,134 | +4 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,130 | +5 | +0.12% |
| 2014 | 4,125 | +162 | +4.09% |
| 2013 | 3,963 | +226 | +6.05% |
| 2012 | 3,737 | +67 | +1.83% |
| 2011 | 3,670 | +70 | +1.94% |
| 2010 | 3,600 | +100 | +2.86% |
| 2009 | 3,500 | +100 | +2.94% |
| 2008 | 3,400 | +100 | +3.03% |
| 2007 | 3,300 | — | — |
| 2004 | 4,604 | +1,646 | +55.65% |
| 2003 | 2,958 | — | — |
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.
