Nurses and midwives, total in Myanmar in 2022 — 11,000 people. Ranked 93 in the world out of 141. Since 1988, the indicator has fallen by 33.2%.
1988–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,000 | +552 | +5.28% |
| 2021 | 10,448 | — | — |
| 2019 | 58,485 | +4,814 | +8.97% |
| 2018 | 53,671 | — | — |
| 2016 | 54,867 | — | — |
| 2012 | 48,871 | +1,899 | +4.04% |
| 2011 | 46,972 | +1,772 | +3.92% |
| 2010 | 45,200 | +1,907 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 43,293 | +1,869 | +4.51% |
| 2008 | 41,424 | +1,299 | +3.24% |
| 2007 | 40,125 | +1,347 | +3.47% |
| 2006 | 38,778 | +2,257 | +6.18% |
| 2005 | 36,521 | — | — |
| 1988 | 16,470 | — | — |
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.
