Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nursing personnel was 1,837 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
1,837
Change on year
up 68.2%
World rank
155th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1,956
in 2021
All-time low
707
in 2011
Years of data
14
2004β2024
Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau, 2004β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1,837 for nursing personnel in 2024.
The figure is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1,956 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 707, in 2011.
That places Guinea-Bissau 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 854.67 | 784 | 912 | 3 |
| 2010s | 824.17 | 707 | 964 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,628 | 1,092 | 1,956 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 152 Brunei Darussalam 2,581 compare
- 153 Togo 2,146 compare
- 154 Guinea 1,954 compare
- 156 Fiji, Republic of 1,752 compare
- 157 Bahamas, The 1,687 compare
- 158 Bhutan 1,602 compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau was 1,837 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,956 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 707 in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nursing personnel?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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