Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Tuvalu

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tuvalu in 2020 — 3.94 per 1,000. Ranked 68 in the world out of 129. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 3%.

2020 3.94 per 1,000 −13.11% vs 2018
World rank 68of 129
Period maximum 6.21 per 1,0002008
Period minimum 3.73 per 1,0002014

Trend over time

2002–2020 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Tuvalu, 2002–20203456720022004200620082010201220142016201820202002: 4.06 per 1,0002003: 5.16 per 1,0002008: 6.21 per 1,0002014: 3.73 per 1,0002018: 4.54 per 1,0002020: 3.94 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.12 (−2.98%) Average annual rate: -0.17 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tuvalu

Tuvalu 3.94 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.36 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 3.94
2018 4.54
2014 3.73
2008 6.21
2003 5.16 +1.09 +26.88%
2002 4.06

Polynesia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.