Nurses and midwives, total in Timor-Leste in 2023 — 2,100 people. Ranked 105 in the world out of 124. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 17%.
2004–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,100 | — | — |
| 2020 | 2,305 | +35 | +1.54% |
| 2019 | 2,270 | +155 | +7.33% |
| 2018 | 2,115 | −50 | −2.31% |
| 2017 | 2,165 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,773 | +126 | +7.65% |
| 2014 | 1,647 | +595 | +56.56% |
| 2013 | 1,052 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,283 | +28 | +2.23% |
| 2010 | 1,255 | +39 | +3.21% |
| 2009 | 1,216 | +113 | +10.24% |
| 2008 | 1,103 | +46 | +4.35% |
| 2007 | 1,057 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,795 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
