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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
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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