Nurses and midwives, total in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 9,627 people. Ranked 97 in the world out of 141. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 695%.
2004–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,627 | — | — |
| 2019 | 6,684 | +927 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 5,757 | −223 | −3.73% |
| 2017 | 5,980 | +507 | +9.26% |
| 2016 | 5,473 | −400 | −6.81% |
| 2015 | 5,873 | −820 | −12.25% |
| 2014 | 6,693 | −1,600 | −19.29% |
| 2013 | 8,293 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,752 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,211 | — | — |
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.
