Nurses and midwives, total in Southern Asia in 2023 — 4,392,077 people. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 1,947.7%.
2004–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.39M | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.91M | +395,698 | +11.27% |
| 2020 | 3.51M | +3.18M | +963.44% |
| 2019 | 330,037 | −2.61M | −88.77% |
| 2018 | 2.94M | −542,435 | −15.58% |
| 2017 | 3.48M | +415,913 | +13.56% |
| 2016 | 3.07M | −45,993 | −1.48% |
| 2015 | 3.11M | +135,053 | +4.54% |
| 2014 | 2.98M | +2.75M | +1,201.44% |
| 2013 | 228,775 | −2.31M | −90.99% |
| 2012 | 2.54M | — | — |
| 2009 | 1.87M | +62,495 | +3.45% |
| 2008 | 1.81M | +159,271 | +9.64% |
| 2007 | 1.65M | — | — |
| 2004 | 214,485 | — | — |
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.