Nurses and midwives, total in Slovakia in 2023 — 32,956 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 124. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 17.3%.
1998–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Slovakia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32,956 | +322 | +0.99% |
| 2022 | 32,634 | −284 | −0.86% |
| 2021 | 32,918 | −459 | −1.38% |
| 2020 | 33,377 | +337 | +1.02% |
| 2019 | 33,040 | +237 | +0.72% |
| 2018 | 32,803 | +335 | +1.03% |
| 2017 | 32,468 | −549 | −1.66% |
| 2016 | 33,017 | +353 | +1.08% |
| 2015 | 32,664 | −297 | −0.9% |
| 2014 | 32,961 | +58 | +0.18% |
| 2013 | 32,903 | −340 | −1.02% |
| 2012 | 33,243 | −637 | −1.88% |
| 2011 | 33,880 | −739 | −2.13% |
| 2010 | 34,619 | +142 | +0.41% |
| 2009 | 34,477 | −1,062 | −2.99% |
| 2008 | 35,539 | −160 | −0.45% |
| 2007 | 35,699 | +1,579 | +4.63% |
| 2006 | 34,120 | +82 | +0.24% |
| 2005 | 34,038 | −1,708 | −4.78% |
| 2004 | 35,746 | −823 | −2.25% |
| 2003 | 36,569 | −1,783 | −4.65% |
| 2002 | 38,352 | −721 | −1.85% |
| 2001 | 39,073 | −1,004 | −2.51% |
| 2000 | 40,077 | +1,051 | +2.69% |
| 1999 | 39,026 | −836 | −2.1% |
| 1998 | 39,862 | — | — |
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.
