Nursing personnel in Bahrain
Bahrain: Nursing personnel was 3,927 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, nursing personnel in Bahrain stood at 3,927. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Bahrain peaked at 3,927 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,981, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,981 | — |
| 2001 | 2,166 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 2,111 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2,200 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,389 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 2,605 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 2,856 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 2,990 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3,052 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,192 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 3,224 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,293 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,330 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,422 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3,307 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,251 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3,268 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,972 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 3,927 | +32.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3,927 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39,449, 10% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 3,927 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29,585, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nursing personnel in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.1% | 2,972 | 3,927 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,412 | 1,981 | 2,990 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,231 | 2,972 | 3,422 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,927 | 3,927 | 3,927 | 1 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % 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 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % 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 personnel in Bahrain?
- Nursing personnel in Bahrain was 3,927 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,927 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,981 in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for nursing personnel?
- Bahrain ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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