Nurses and midwives, total in Panama in 2022 — 14,722 people. Ranked 89 in the world out of 141. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 498.5%.
1990–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,722 | −1,605 | −9.83% |
| 2021 | 16,327 | +1,128 | +7.42% |
| 2020 | 15,199 | +1,587 | +11.66% |
| 2019 | 13,612 | +772 | +6.01% |
| 2018 | 12,840 | +164 | +1.29% |
| 2017 | 12,676 | +620 | +5.14% |
| 2016 | 12,056 | +1,095 | +9.99% |
| 2015 | 10,961 | −546 | −4.74% |
| 2014 | 11,507 | +267 | +2.38% |
| 2013 | 11,240 | — | — |
| 2011 | 8,579 | +4,126 | +92.66% |
| 2010 | 4,453 | — | — |
| 2006 | 6,794 | +119 | +1.78% |
| 2005 | 6,675 | +166 | +2.55% |
| 2004 | 6,509 | −546 | −7.74% |
| 2003 | 7,055 | +1,020 | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 6,035 | +346 | +6.08% |
| 2001 | 5,689 | — | — |
| 1999 | 3,394 | +209 | +6.56% |
| 1998 | 3,185 | +32 | +1.01% |
| 1997 | 3,153 | +139 | +4.61% |
| 1996 | 3,014 | +153 | +5.35% |
| 1995 | 2,861 | +109 | +3.96% |
| 1994 | 2,752 | +105 | +3.97% |
| 1993 | 2,647 | +164 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 2,483 | +25 | +1.02% |
| 1991 | 2,458 | −2 | −0.08% |
| 1990 | 2,460 | — | — |
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.
