Nursing personnel in El Salvador

El Salvador: Nursing personnel was 13,686 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
13,686
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
109th
of 189 countries
All-time high
13,686
in 2022
All-time low
8,350
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2022

Nursing personnel in El Salvador, 2007–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k2007201420222007: 8.3k2013: 11.1k2014: 11.1k2015: 11.1k2016: 11.5k2017: 11.7k2018: 11.8k2021: 12.3k2022: 13.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, nursing personnel in El Salvador stood at 13,686. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in El Salvador peaked at 13,686 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,350, in 2007.

El Salvador ranks 109th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Nursing personnel in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Nursing personnel (number) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 8,350
2013 11,122 +33.2%
2014 11,074 -0.4%
2015 11,121 +0.4%
2016 11,466 +3.1%
2017 11,738 +2.4%
2018 11,778 +0.3%
2021 12,311 +4.5%
2022 13,686 +11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,350 8,350 8,350 1
2010s 11,383 11,074 11,778 6
2020s 12,998 12,311 13,686 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in El Salvador?
Nursing personnel in El Salvador was 13,686 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 13,686 in 2022.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 8,350 in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for nursing personnel?
El Salvador ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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
190 places, 3,845 data points, 1971–2024
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