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Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Syria

Nurses and midwives, total in Syria in 2022 — 32,221 people. Ranked 64 in the world out of 141. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 4.6%.

2022 32,221 people −15.22% vs 2021
World rank 64of 141
Period maximum 46,001 people2015
Period minimum 30,512 people1999

Trend over time

1997–2022 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Syria, 1997–202230,00035,00040,00045,00050,0001997200020032006200920122015201820211997: 33,761 people1998: 36,172 people1999: 30,512 people2000: 32,073 people2001: 32,994 people2002: 33,496 people2003: 32,229 people2004: 34,108 people2005: 34,604 people2006: 35,154 people2007: 36,211 people2008: 36,542 people2009: 39,081 people2010: 40,053 people2011: 40,356 people2012: 41,165 people2013: 45,266 people2014: 45,012 people2015: 46,001 people2016: 34,790 people2017: 35,114 people2018: 35,023 people2019: 36,146 people2020: 36,176 people2021: 38,004 people2022: 32,221 people
Change over the period: −1,540 (−4.56%) Average annual rate: -0.19 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Syria 32,221 people
Western Asia computed 982,551 people
Low-income countries computed 603,746 people
Nurses and midwives, total — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 32,221 −5,783 −15.22%
2021 38,004 +1,828 +5.05%
2020 36,176 +30 +0.08%
2019 36,146 +1,123 +3.21%
2018 35,023 −91 −0.26%
2017 35,114 +324 +0.93%
2016 34,790 −11,211 −24.37%
2015 46,001 +989 +2.2%
2014 45,012 −254 −0.56%
2013 45,266 +4,101 +9.96%
2012 41,165 +809 +2%
2011 40,356 +303 +0.76%
2010 40,053 +972 +2.49%
2009 39,081 +2,539 +6.95%
2008 36,542 +331 +0.91%
2007 36,211 +1,057 +3.01%
2006 35,154 +550 +1.59%
2005 34,604 +496 +1.45%
2004 34,108 +1,879 +5.83%
2003 32,229 −1,267 −3.78%
2002 33,496 +502 +1.52%
2001 32,994 +921 +2.87%
2000 32,073 +1,561 +5.12%
1999 30,512 −5,660 −15.65%
1998 36,172 +2,411 +7.14%
1997 33,761 — —

Western Asia, 2022

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

TR Türkiye 303,197 SA Saudi Arabia 200,558 IQ Iraq 116,712 AE United Arab Emirates 63,366 AZ Azerbaijan 57,425 IL Israel 54,020 JO Jordan 34,788 SY Syria 32,221 KW Kuwait 30,795 YE Yemen 26,275 GE Georgia 22,391 OM Oman 22,045 AM Armenia 13,675 CY Cyprus 5,083
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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.

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