¹ From 2012, healthcare employees were recorded based on the professional classification KldB-2010. To date, these figures were based on the professional classification KldB-92. As the KldB-2010 is based on a completely new concept, a revision of the whole timeline was not possible. Employee numbers before and from 2012 onwards are not comparable.
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Midwifery and maternity care employees in Germany 2000-2023
Around 29,000 employees worked in midwifery and maternity care in Germany as of 2023. This was an increase compared to the year before. Worldwide, Germany was on the lower end of the scale regarding maternal mortality rates.
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