Nurses and midwives, total in Nicaragua in 2022 — 11,424 people. Ranked 92 in the world out of 141. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 94.9%.
2003–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,424 | +43 | +0.38% |
| 2021 | 11,381 | +312 | +2.82% |
| 2020 | 11,069 | +353 | +3.29% |
| 2019 | 10,716 | +116 | +1.09% |
| 2018 | 10,600 | +688 | +6.94% |
| 2017 | 9,912 | +670 | +7.25% |
| 2016 | 9,242 | +737 | +8.67% |
| 2015 | 8,505 | +182 | +2.19% |
| 2014 | 8,323 | +80 | +0.97% |
| 2013 | 8,243 | +50 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 8,193 | +131 | +1.62% |
| 2011 | 8,062 | +696 | +9.45% |
| 2010 | 7,366 | −119 | −1.59% |
| 2009 | 7,485 | +165 | +2.25% |
| 2008 | 7,320 | +710 | +10.74% |
| 2007 | 6,610 | +226 | +3.54% |
| 2006 | 6,384 | +90 | +1.43% |
| 2005 | 6,294 | — | — |
| 2003 | 5,862 | — | — |
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.
