Nurses and midwives, total in Togo in 2024 — 3,885 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 100.6%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Togo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,885 | — | — |
| 2022 | 4,494 | +1,066 | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 3,428 | −770 | −18.34% |
| 2020 | 4,198 | +445 | +11.86% |
| 2019 | 3,753 | +517 | +15.98% |
| 2018 | 3,236 | +2 | +0.06% |
| 2017 | 3,234 | +854 | +35.88% |
| 2016 | 2,380 | +170 | +7.69% |
| 2015 | 2,210 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,816 | −656 | −26.54% |
| 2007 | 2,472 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,937 | — | — |
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.
