Nurses and midwives in Guinea
Guinea: Nurses and midwives was 0.421 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives in Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.421 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022.
That represents a change of down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Guinea peaked at 0.566 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.12 per 1,000 people, in 2016.
That places Guinea 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4685 per 1,000 people | 0.451 per 1,000 people | 0.486 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4098 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.566 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.421 per 1,000 people | 0.421 per 1,000 people | 0.421 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 194,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 206,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 200,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 186,308 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Guinea?
- Nurses and midwives in Guinea was 0.421 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for nurses and midwives?
- Guinea ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.