Nurses and midwives, total in Uruguay in 2023 — 25,835 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 124. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 159.7%.
2006–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25,835 | +790 | +3.15% |
| 2022 | 25,045 | +356 | +1.44% |
| 2021 | 24,689 | −293 | −1.17% |
| 2020 | 24,982 | +2,448 | +10.86% |
| 2019 | 22,534 | −456 | −1.98% |
| 2018 | 22,990 | — | — |
| 2008 | 19,595 | — | — |
| 2006 | 9,948 | — | — |
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.
