Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Tuvalu

Nurses and midwives, total in Tuvalu in 2024 — 40 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 75. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 2.6%.

2024 40 people −2.44% vs 2020
World rank 74of 75
Period maximum 64 people2008
Period minimum 39 people2002

Trend over time

2002–2024 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Tuvalu, 2002–20243040506070200220052008201120142017202020232002: 39 people2003: 50 people2008: 64 people2014: 41 people2018: 49 people2020: 41 people2024: 40 people
Change over the period: +1 (+2.56%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %
Nurses and midwives, total — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 40
2020 41
2018 49
2014 41
2008 64
2003 50 +11 +28.21%
2002 39

Polynesia, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.

Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.