Nurses and midwives, total in Vietnam in 2017 — 136,902 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 148. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 131.2%.
2001–2017 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 136,902 | +1,470 | +1.09% |
| 2016 | 135,432 | +3,574 | +2.71% |
| 2015 | 131,858 | +717 | +0.55% |
| 2014 | 131,141 | — | — |
| 2012 | 130,425 | — | — |
| 2010 | 108,435 | +11,924 | +12.36% |
| 2009 | 96,511 | +8,486 | +9.64% |
| 2008 | 88,025 | +6,879 | +8.48% |
| 2007 | 81,146 | +6,705 | +9.01% |
| 2006 | 74,441 | +4,776 | +6.86% |
| 2005 | 69,665 | — | — |
| 2002 | 61,810 | +2,609 | +4.41% |
| 2001 | 59,201 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
