Nursing personnel in Bolivia
Bolivia: Nursing personnel was 19,391 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19,391
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
97th
of 189 countries
All-time high
19,391
in 2021
All-time low
5,815
in 2007
Years of data
10
2001–2021
Nursing personnel in Bolivia, 2001–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 19,391 for nursing personnel in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Bolivia peaked at 19,391 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,815, in 2007.
Bolivia ranks 97th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17,995 | — |
| 2007 | 5,815 | -67.7% |
| 2010 | 8,366 | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 10,139 | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 12,950 | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 12,332 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 17,449 | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 16,283 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 17,314 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 19,391 | +12.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 19,391 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,212, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 19,391 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,686, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,905 | 5,815 | 17,995 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12,920 | 8,366 | 17,449 | 6 |
| 2020s | 18,352 | 17,314 | 19,391 | 2 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia?
- Nursing personnel in Bolivia was 19,391 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,391 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,815 in 2007.
- How does Bolivia rank for nursing personnel?
- Bolivia ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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