Nursing personnel in Cuba

Cuba: Nursing personnel was 79,569 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
79,569
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
54th
of 189 countries
All-time high
107,761
in 2008
All-time low
79,569
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Nursing personnel in Cuba, 2000–2022

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000201120222000: 83.2k2001: 84.2k2002: 83.9k2003: 80.4k2004: 84.7k2005: 89.5k2006: 94.5k2007: 97.8k2008: 107.8k2009: 106.4k2010: 103.0k2011: 96.4k2012: 92.1k2013: 91.4k2014: 90.8k2015: 90.0k2016: 89.1k2017: 87.6k2018: 85.7k2019: 84.2k2020: 85.0k2021: 87.0k2022: 79.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nursing personnel in Cuba is 79,569, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Cuba peaked at 107,761 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 79,569, in 2022.

That places Cuba 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Nursing personnel in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Nursing personnel (number) in Cuba, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 83,170 —
2001 84,232 +1.3%
2002 83,880 -0.4%
2003 80,354 -4.2%
2004 84,678 +5.4%
2005 89,462 +5.6%
2006 94,512 +5.6%
2007 97,800 +3.5%
2008 107,761 +10.2%
2009 106,436 -1.2%
2010 103,014 -3.2%
2011 96,424 -6.4%
2012 92,131 -4.5%
2013 91,364 -0.8%
2014 90,783 -0.6%
2015 89,999 -0.9%
2016 89,072 -1.0%
2017 87,637 -1.6%
2018 85,732 -2.2%
2019 84,220 -1.8%
2020 84,977 +0.9%
2021 86,983 +2.4%
2022 79,569 -8.5%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 79,569 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,061, 2.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 79,569 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,686, 5.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91,228 80,354 107,761 10
2010s 91,038 84,220 103,014 10
2020s 83,843 79,569 86,983 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 51 Colombia 83,171 compare
  2. 52 Uganda 81,283 compare
  3. 53 Portugal 80,238 compare
  4. 55 Ireland 76,558 compare
  5. 56 Peru 71,052 compare
  6. 57 Finland 70,722 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in Cuba?
Nursing personnel in Cuba was 79,569 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 107,761 in 2008.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 79,569 in 2022.
How does Cuba rank for nursing personnel?
Cuba ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cuba 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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Indicator
Nursing personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 3,864 data points, 1971–2024
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