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Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Mexico

Nurses and midwives, total in Mexico in 2023 — 395,422 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 124. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 168.5%.

2023 395,422 people +1.54% vs 2022
World rank 11of 124
Period maximum 395,422 people2023
Period minimum 147,295 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Mexico, 1990–2023100,000200,000300,000400,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 147,295 people1991: 161,974 people1992: 173,320 people1993: 180,285 people1994: 188,630 people1995: 195,631 people1996: 198,221 people1997: 199,382 people1998: 205,525 people1999: 213,629 people2000: 220,653 people2001: 223,315 people2002: 226,034 people2003: 220,285 people2004: 220,803 people2005: 233,769 people2006: 238,943 people2007: 249,263 people2008: 255,607 people2009: 265,681 people2010: 275,171 people2011: 290,317 people2012: 298,907 people2013: 333,236 people2014: 322,524 people2015: 335,728 people2016: 352,160 people2017: 355,725 people2018: 360,060 people2019: 360,243 people2020: 372,464 people2021: 378,974 people2022: 389,430 people2023: 395,422 people
Change over the period: +248,127 (+168.46%) Average annual rate: 3.04 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 395,422 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.15M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 395,422 +5,992 +1.54%
2022 389,430 +10,456 +2.76%
2021 378,974 +6,510 +1.75%
2020 372,464 +12,221 +3.39%
2019 360,243 +183 +0.05%
2018 360,060 +4,335 +1.22%
2017 355,725 +3,565 +1.01%
2016 352,160 +16,432 +4.89%
2015 335,728 +13,204 +4.09%
2014 322,524 −10,712 −3.21%
2013 333,236 +34,329 +11.48%
2012 298,907 +8,590 +2.96%
2011 290,317 +15,146 +5.5%
2010 275,171 +9,490 +3.57%
2009 265,681 +10,074 +3.94%
2008 255,607 +6,344 +2.55%
2007 249,263 +10,320 +4.32%
2006 238,943 +5,174 +2.21%
2005 233,769 +12,966 +5.87%
2004 220,803 +518 +0.24%
2003 220,285 −5,749 −2.54%
2002 226,034 +2,719 +1.22%
2001 223,315 +2,662 +1.21%
2000 220,653 +7,024 +3.29%
1999 213,629 +8,104 +3.94%
1998 205,525 +6,143 +3.08%
1997 199,382 +1,161 +0.59%
1996 198,221 +2,590 +1.32%
1995 195,631 +7,001 +3.71%
1994 188,630 +8,345 +4.63%
1993 180,285 +6,965 +4.02%
1992 173,320 +11,346 +7%
1991 161,974 +14,679 +9.97%
1990 147,295 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 395,422 GT Guatemala 41,201 HN Honduras 7,825 BZ Belize 847
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About the indicator

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.

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