Nursing personnel in Seychelles
Seychelles: Nursing personnel was 656 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Seychelles, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 656 for nursing personnel in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Seychelles peaked at 689 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 390, in 2005.
That places Seychelles 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 634 | — |
| 2005 | 390 | -38.5% |
| 2006 | 414 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 411 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 407 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 412 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 419 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 684 | +63.2% |
| 2018 | 689 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 640 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 627 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 618 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 623 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 625 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 656 | +5.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 656 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39,449, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 656 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,356, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nursing personnel in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +63.2% | 419 | 684 |
| 2005 | -38.5% | 634 | 390 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 451.2 | 390 | 634 | 5 |
| 2010s | 568.8 | 412 | 689 | 5 |
| 2020s | 629.8 | 618 | 656 | 5 |
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More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Seychelles?
- Nursing personnel in Seychelles was 656 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 689 in 2018.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 390 in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for nursing personnel?
- Seychelles ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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