Nursing personnel in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Nursing personnel was 11,424 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
11,424
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
114th
of 187 countries
All-time high
11,424
in 2022
All-time low
5,862
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2022

Nursing personnel in Nicaragua, 2003–2022

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2003201220222003: 5.9k2005: 6.3k2006: 6.4k2007: 6.6k2008: 7.3k2009: 7.5k2010: 7.4k2011: 8.1k2012: 8.2k2013: 8.2k2014: 8.3k2015: 8.5k2016: 9.2k2017: 9.9k2018: 10.6k2019: 10.7k2020: 11.1k2021: 11.4k2022: 11.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, nursing personnel in Nicaragua stood at 11,424. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Nicaragua peaked at 11,424 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,862, in 2003.

That places Nicaragua 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,659 5,862 7,485 6
2010s 8,916 7,366 10,716 10
2020s 11,291 11,069 11,424 3

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 111 Burkina Faso 12,071 compare
  2. 112 Malawi 11,889 compare
  3. 113 Namibia 11,510 compare
  4. 115 Myanmar 11,000 compare
  5. 116 Burundi 10,873 compare
  6. 117 Lebanon 10,377 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Nicaragua β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in Nicaragua?
Nursing personnel in Nicaragua was 11,424 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 11,424 in 2022.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 5,862 in 2003.
How does Nicaragua rank for nursing personnel?
Nicaragua ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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