Nurses and midwives, total in Western Asia in 2022 — 982,551 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 163.8%.
2000–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 982,551 | +27,801 | +2.91% |
| 2021 | 954,750 | +54,851 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 899,899 | +2,450 | +0.27% |
| 2019 | 897,449 | +18,685 | +2.13% |
| 2018 | 878,764 | +39,266 | +4.68% |
| 2017 | 839,498 | +65,150 | +8.41% |
| 2016 | 774,348 | +12,757 | +1.68% |
| 2015 | 761,591 | −1,505 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 763,096 | +186,086 | +32.25% |
| 2013 | 577,010 | +3,975 | +0.69% |
| 2012 | 573,035 | +20,337 | +3.68% |
| 2011 | 552,698 | −41,160 | −6.93% |
| 2010 | 593,858 | +49,674 | +9.13% |
| 2009 | 544,184 | +36,866 | +7.27% |
| 2008 | 507,318 | +116,488 | +29.81% |
| 2007 | 390,830 | +18,901 | +5.08% |
| 2006 | 371,929 | +8,904 | +2.45% |
| 2005 | 363,025 | +3,916 | +1.09% |
| 2004 | 359,109 | +16,784 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 342,325 | +3,475 | +1.03% |
| 2002 | 338,850 | +2,549 | +0.76% |
| 2001 | 336,301 | −36,209 | −9.72% |
| 2000 | 372,510 | — | — |
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.