Nurses and midwives, total in Vanuatu in 2019 — 426 people. Ranked 128 in the world out of 132. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.5%.
1997–2019 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 426 | +9 | +2.16% |
| 2018 | 417 | — | — |
| 2012 | 459 | — | — |
| 2008 | 380 | +36 | +10.47% |
| 2007 | 344 | — | — |
| 2004 | 360 | — | — |
| 1997 | 428 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Papua New Guinea
3,975
Vanuatu
426
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.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.