Nurses and midwives, total in Central America in 2022 — 445,804 people. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 86.2%.
2003–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 445,804 | +10,331 | +2.37% |
| 2021 | 435,473 | −19,486 | −4.28% |
| 2020 | 454,959 | +55,159 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 399,800 | −39,633 | −9.02% |
| 2018 | 439,433 | +5,746 | +1.32% |
| 2017 | 433,687 | +11,913 | +2.82% |
| 2016 | 421,774 | +21,318 | +5.32% |
| 2015 | 400,456 | +13,750 | +3.56% |
| 2014 | 386,706 | +5,769 | +1.51% |
| 2013 | 380,937 | — | — |
| 2011 | 316,337 | +13,200 | +4.35% |
| 2010 | 303,137 | +9,037 | +3.07% |
| 2009 | 294,100 | — | — |
| 2007 | 271,701 | +12,546 | +4.84% |
| 2006 | 259,155 | −2,052 | −0.79% |
| 2005 | 261,207 | — | — |
| 2003 | 239,384 | — | — |
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.