Nurses and midwives, total in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023 — 308 people. Ranked 122 in the world out of 124. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.8%.
1990–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 308 | — | — |
| 2015 | 216 | — | — |
| 2001 | 294 | — | — |
| 1999 | 264 | +15 | +6.02% |
| 1998 | 249 | +6 | +2.47% |
| 1997 | 243 | −11 | −4.33% |
| 1996 | 254 | +12 | +4.96% |
| 1995 | 242 | −10 | −3.97% |
| 1994 | 252 | −34 | −11.89% |
| 1993 | 286 | +0 | +0% |
| 1992 | 286 | +2 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 284 | +1 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 283 | — | — |
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.
