Nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea
Guinea: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 1.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.99
Change on year
down 52.7%
World rank
188th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.66
in 2018
All-time low
1.99
in 2024
Years of data
7
2000–2024
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea is 1.99, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.7% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea peaked at 5.66 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 2024.
That places Guinea 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.51 | — |
| 2004 | 4.86 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 5.48 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 4.05 | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 5.66 | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 4.21 | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 1.99 | -52.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.69 | 4.51 | 4.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.06 | 4.05 | 5.66 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 1.99 | 4.21 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 185 Madagascar 2.68 compare
- 186 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.6 compare
- 187 Myanmar 2.05 compare
- 189 Djibouti 1.94 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 567 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Guinea was 1.99 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 in 2018.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Guinea ranks 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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