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Nurses employed in health care institutions
Year Value {"NUMBER"=>"Number", "UNIT_MEASURE"=>"Unit measure"}
1999 16898 Number
2000 16763 Number
2001 16512 Number
2002 16791 Number
2003 16958 Number
2004 16894 Number
2005 17082 Number
2006 17380 Number
2007 17708 Number
2008 18269 Number
2009 18595 Number
2010 19102 Number
2011 19305 Number
2012 19980 Number
2013 19754 Number
2014 20239 Number
2015 20102 Number
2016 20309 Number
2017 19891 Number
2018 20276 Number
2019 20432 Number
2020 21313 Number

Source: BHAS

Unit of Measurement: Number

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Indicator description

The indicator shows the total number of medical technicians employed in health care institutions.
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Nurses employed in health care institutions
Indicator number

3.5.6
Target name

Health care capacities
Target number

3.5
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Organisation

BHAS
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