Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Vietnam

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Vietnam in 2016 — 1.44 per 1,000. Ranked 109 in the world out of 145. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 89.9%.

2016 1.44 per 1,000 +1.41% vs 2015
World rank 109of 145
Period maximum 1.46 per 1,0002012
Period minimum 0.76 per 1,0002001

Trend over time

2001–2016 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Vietnam, 2001–20160.60.811.21.41.62001200320052007200920112013201520162001: 0.76 per 1,0002002: 0.79 per 1,0002005: 0.86 per 1,0002006: 0.91 per 1,0002007: 0.97 per 1,0002008: 1.03 per 1,0002009: 1.12 per 1,0002010: 1.24 per 1,0002012: 1.46 per 1,0002014: 1.43 per 1,0002015: 1.42 per 1,0002016: 1.44 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.68 (+89.86%) Average annual rate: 4.37 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Vietnam 1.44 per 1,000
World computed 3.55 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.13 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2016 1.44 +0.02 +1.41%
2015 1.42 −0.01 −0.63%
2014 1.43
2012 1.46
2010 1.24 +0.12 +11.11%
2009 1.12 +0.08 +7.93%
2008 1.03 +0.06 +6.6%
2007 0.97 +0.06 +7.06%
2006 0.91 +0.05 +5.47%
2005 0.86
2002 0.79 +0.03 +3.43%
2001 0.76

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.