Nurses and midwives, total in Micronesia in 2019 — 245 people. Ranked 130 in the world out of 132. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 41.2%.
2000–2019 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 245 | +15 | +6.52% |
| 2018 | 230 | — | — |
| 2009 | 375 | +95 | +33.93% |
| 2008 | 280 | — | — |
| 2005 | 249 | — | — |
| 2003 | 250 | — | — |
| 2000 | 417 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Micronesia
245
Palau
119
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.