Nurses and midwives, total in Uganda in 2024 — 116,383 people. Ranked 18 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 513.5%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 116,383 | +3,419 | +3.03% |
| 2023 | 112,964 | +5,810 | +5.42% |
| 2022 | 107,154 | — | — |
| 2020 | 74,873 | — | — |
| 2017 | 60,456 | −4,574 | −7.03% |
| 2016 | 65,030 | +5,534 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 59,496 | +14,108 | +31.08% |
| 2014 | 45,388 | −1,761 | −3.73% |
| 2013 | 47,149 | +6,333 | +15.52% |
| 2012 | 40,816 | — | — |
| 2005 | 37,625 | +18,656 | +98.35% |
| 2004 | 18,969 | — | — |
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.
