Nurses and midwives, total in Samoa in 2020 — 648 people. Ranked 127 in the world out of 134. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 85.7%.
1999–2020 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 648 | −30 | −4.42% |
| 2019 | 678 | +190 | +38.93% |
| 2018 | 488 | — | — |
| 2014 | 357 | — | — |
| 2012 | 338 | — | — |
| 2010 | 286 | — | — |
| 2008 | 348 | — | — |
| 2003 | 310 | — | — |
| 1999 | 349 | — | — |
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.
