Nurses and midwives, total in Paraguay in 2022 — 63,607 people. Ranked 51 in the world out of 141. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 519.9%.
2002–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 63,607 | +3,070 | +5.07% |
| 2021 | 60,537 | — | — |
| 2018 | 11,550 | +6,477 | +127.68% |
| 2017 | 5,073 | +303 | +6.35% |
| 2016 | 4,770 | +311 | +6.97% |
| 2015 | 4,459 | +405 | +9.99% |
| 2014 | 4,054 | +373 | +10.13% |
| 2013 | 3,681 | −3,008 | −44.97% |
| 2012 | 6,689 | — | — |
| 2002 | 10,261 | — | — |
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.
