Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Sudan

Nurses and midwives, total in Sudan in 2018 — 47,882 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 174. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 52%.

2018 47,882 people +49.27% vs 2015
World rank 61of 174
Period maximum 47,882 people2018
Period minimum 31,496 people2004

Trend over time

2004–2018 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Sudan, 2004–201830,00035,00040,00045,00050,000200420062008201020122014201620182004: 31,496 people2006: 33,354 people2007: 32,501 people2008: 32,439 people2014: 45,541 people2015: 32,077 people2018: 47,882 people
Change over the period: +16,386 (+52.03%) Average annual rate: 3.04 %

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 47,882 people
World computed 27.43M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 965,204 people
Low-income countries computed 393,977 people
Nurses and midwives, total — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2018 47,882
2015 32,077 −13,464 −29.56%
2014 45,541
2008 32,439 −62 −0.19%
2007 32,501 −853 −2.56%
2006 33,354
2004 31,496

Northern Africa, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.