Nurses and midwives, total in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 6,174 people. Ranked 92 in the world out of 124. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 65.2%.
1995–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,174 | — | — |
| 2019 | 5,676 | −80 | −1.39% |
| 2018 | 5,756 | −2,103 | −26.76% |
| 2017 | 7,859 | +1,985 | +33.79% |
| 2016 | 5,874 | +1,101 | +23.07% |
| 2015 | 4,773 | — | — |
| 2011 | 4,379 | +474 | +12.14% |
| 2010 | 3,905 | −681 | −14.85% |
| 2009 | 4,586 | — | — |
| 2007 | 4,677 | +48 | +1.04% |
| 2006 | 4,629 | — | — |
| 2003 | 3,980 | +165 | +4.33% |
| 2002 | 3,815 | +283 | +8.01% |
| 2001 | 3,532 | +238 | +7.23% |
| 2000 | 3,294 | −355 | −9.73% |
| 1999 | 3,649 | +208 | +6.04% |
| 1998 | 3,441 | +550 | +19.02% |
| 1997 | 2,891 | +40 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,851 | −886 | −23.71% |
| 1995 | 3,737 | — | — |
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.
