Nurses and midwives, total in Southern Africa in 2024 — 292,951 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 631.2%.
2000–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 292,951 | −297 | −0.1% |
| 2023 | 293,248 | −8,255 | −2.74% |
| 2022 | 301,503 | +10,030 | +3.44% |
| 2021 | 291,473 | −2,974 | −1.01% |
| 2020 | 294,447 | −4,061 | −1.36% |
| 2019 | 298,508 | −11,725 | −3.78% |
| 2018 | 310,233 | +13,870 | +4.68% |
| 2017 | 296,363 | −10,283 | −3.35% |
| 2016 | 306,646 | +19,688 | +6.86% |
| 2015 | 286,958 | +212,008 | +282.87% |
| 2014 | 74,950 | +3,317 | +4.63% |
| 2013 | 71,633 | — | — |
| 2010 | 59,514 | — | — |
| 2007 | 52,097 | — | — |
| 2004 | 52,992 | +13,844 | +35.36% |
| 2003 | 39,148 | — | — |
| 2000 | 40,063 | — | — |
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.