Nurses and midwives, total in Palau in 2023 — 117 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 124. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 3.5%.
1998–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 117 | +6 | +5.41% |
| 2022 | 111 | −50 | −31.06% |
| 2021 | 161 | +44 | +37.61% |
| 2020 | 117 | −2 | −1.68% |
| 2019 | 119 | −11 | −8.46% |
| 2018 | 130 | +32 | +32.65% |
| 2017 | 98 | — | — |
| 2014 | 111 | — | — |
| 2010 | 119 | +7 | +6.25% |
| 2009 | 112 | — | — |
| 2006 | 118 | — | — |
| 2004 | 120 | — | — |
| 1998 | 113 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Kiribati
517
Palau
117
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.