In the last quarter of 2023, the number of health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, and other health specialists, amounted to around 443,000 people in Mexico. An increase of approximately 11 percent compared to the number of health care professionals reported in the same quarter of the previous year. In 2020, the number of health care workers in Mexico peaked at over 835 thousand people. The sudden decrease in personnel could be explained by the additional number of professionals hired for supporting exclusively during the pandemic, a diminished recertification of doctors, the level of COVID-19-related mortality among health care personnel, and difficult working conditions exacerbated by the sanitary crisis, among other mechanisms.
Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). (August 21, 2024). Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). "Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). (2024). Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). "Number of Physicians, Nurses, and Other Professionals Specialized in Health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico), Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico), August 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/