Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the British Virgin Islands in 2018 — 9.11 per 1,000. Ranked 23 in the world out of 179. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 11.6%.
2015–2018 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: British Virgin Islands
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9.11 | −0.26 | −2.78% |
| 2017 | 9.37 | +0.21 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.16 | +0.99 | +12.19% |
| 2015 | 8.16 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.
Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
