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Nurses and midwives in Cuba

Cuba had 71.9 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2003.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO

Cuba, 2022 71.9 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2021 −6.3per 10,000 people 2021: 78.2 per 10,000 people

Position in 2022 34th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Cuba over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2000 to 2022
Period	Cuba
2022	71.9 per 10,000 people
2021	78.2 per 10,000 people
2020	76.0 per 10,000 people
2019	75.2 per 10,000 people
2018	76.4 per 10,000 people
2017	77.9 per 10,000 people
2016	79.1 per 10,000 people
2015	79.8 per 10,000 people
2014	80.4 per 10,000 people
2013	80.9 per 10,000 people
2012	81.5 per 10,000 people
2011	85.3 per 10,000 people
2010	91.2 per 10,000 people
2009	94.2 per 10,000 people
2008	95.4 per 10,000 people
2007	86.7 per 10,000 people
2006	83.8 per 10,000 people
2005	79.4 per 10,000 people
2004	75.3 per 10,000 people
2003	71.7 per 10,000 people
2002	75.0 per 10,000 people
2001	75.6 per 10,000 people
2000	74.9 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −6.3 from 78.2 per 10,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 81.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −9.6.
Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Cuba has the 34th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2022 for Cuba
Provider update: 23 January 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Cuba compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

31 Lithuania 78.4 per 10,000 people
32 Uruguay 73.9 per 10,000 people
33 Seychelles 72.9 per 10,000 people
34 Cuba 71.9 per 10,000 people
35 Russia 70.4 per 10,000 people
36 Italy 70.3 per 10,000 people
37 Estonia 69.6 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Nurses and midwives working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed staff differently; years also differ.

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