Nurses and midwives, total in the Seychelles in 2024 — 808 people. Ranked 69 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 27.4%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Seychelles
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 808 | −129 | −13.77% |
| 2023 | 937 | +22 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 915 | +297 | +48.06% |
| 2021 | 618 | −9 | −1.44% |
| 2020 | 627 | −13 | −2.03% |
| 2019 | 640 | −207 | −24.44% |
| 2018 | 847 | — | — |
| 2016 | 773 | — | — |
| 2012 | 419 | — | — |
| 2010 | 412 | — | — |
| 2008 | 407 | −4 | −0.97% |
| 2007 | 411 | −3 | −0.72% |
| 2006 | 414 | +24 | +6.15% |
| 2005 | 390 | −244 | −38.49% |
| 2004 | 634 | — | — |
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.
