Nurses and midwives, total in Yemen in 2023 — 21,310 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 124. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 221.6%.
1997–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21,310 | −4,965 | −18.9% |
| 2022 | 26,275 | +3,580 | +15.77% |
| 2021 | 22,695 | +4,957 | +27.95% |
| 2020 | 17,738 | — | — |
| 2018 | 22,377 | +993 | +4.64% |
| 2017 | 21,384 | +1,049 | +5.16% |
| 2016 | 20,335 | +1,145 | +5.97% |
| 2015 | 19,190 | −3,506 | −15.45% |
| 2014 | 22,696 | +946 | +4.35% |
| 2013 | 21,750 | — | — |
| 2010 | 16,590 | — | — |
| 2004 | 13,333 | — | — |
| 1997 | 6,627 | — | — |
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.
