Nurses and midwives, total in Mozambique in 2024 — 26,398 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 75. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 439.9%.
1999–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,398 | — | — |
| 2022 | 30,493 | +12,287 | +67.49% |
| 2021 | 18,206 | +3,051 | +20.13% |
| 2020 | 15,155 | +801 | +5.58% |
| 2019 | 14,354 | +180 | +1.27% |
| 2018 | 14,174 | +393 | +2.85% |
| 2017 | 13,781 | +416 | +3.11% |
| 2016 | 13,365 | — | — |
| 2014 | 10,997 | +300 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10,697 | +610 | +6.05% |
| 2012 | 10,087 | +586 | +6.17% |
| 2011 | 9,501 | −6 | −0.06% |
| 2010 | 9,507 | +466 | +5.15% |
| 2009 | 9,041 | +391 | +4.52% |
| 2008 | 8,650 | +788 | +10.02% |
| 2007 | 7,862 | +731 | +10.25% |
| 2006 | 7,131 | +360 | +5.32% |
| 2005 | 6,771 | +271 | +4.17% |
| 2004 | 6,500 | +748 | +13% |
| 2003 | 5,752 | +130 | +2.31% |
| 2002 | 5,622 | +505 | +9.87% |
| 2001 | 5,117 | +39 | +0.77% |
| 2000 | 5,078 | +189 | +3.87% |
| 1999 | 4,889 | — | — |
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.
