Nursing and midwifery personnel (number) in Belize
Belize: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 847 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
847
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
167th
of 189 countries
All-time high
936
in 2022
All-time low
303
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belize recorded 847 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Belize peaked at 936 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 303, in 2000.
That places Belize 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 303 | — |
| 2003 | 465 | +53.5% |
| 2004 | 449 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 441 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 443 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 522 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 499 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 511 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 469 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 451 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 676 | +49.9% |
| 2014 | 715 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 756 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 790 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 899 | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 897 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 670 | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 735 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 817 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 936 | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 847 | -9.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 847 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32,316, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 847 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,686, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 454.12 | 303 | 522 | 8 |
| 2010s | 679.2 | 451 | 899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 833.75 | 735 | 936 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 164 Barbados 1,168 compare
- 165 Saint Lucia 958 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 939 compare
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 812 compare
- 169 Seychelles 808 compare
- 170 Monaco 752 compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Belize?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Belize was 847 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 936 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 303 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing and midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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