Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nursing personnel was 68.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
68.6%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
72nd
of 85 countries
All-time high
70.6%
in 2014
All-time low
61.1%
in 2013
Years of data
10
2013–2024
Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 68.6% for nursing personnel in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 70.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2013.
That places Guinea-Bissau 72nd out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 61.1% | — |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.4% | 61.1% | 70.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.6% | 70.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nursing personnel in Guinea-Bissau was 68.6% 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 70.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nursing personnel?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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