Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam

Vietnam: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.44 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.44
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
151st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.46
in 2012
All-time low
0.759
in 2001
Years of data
12
2001–2016

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam, 2001–2016

00.511.52001200820162001: 0.7592002: 0.7852005: 0.8592006: 0.9062007: 0.972008: 12009: 1.12010: 1.22012: 1.52014: 1.42015: 1.42016: 1.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 1.44 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam peaked at 1.46 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.759, in 2001.

Vietnam ranks 151st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam, 2001 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2001 0.759 —
2002 0.785 +3.4%
2005 0.859 +9.4%
2006 0.906 +5.5%
2007 0.97 +7.1%
2008 1.03 +6.6%
2009 1.12 +7.9%
2010 1.24 +11.1%
2012 1.46 +17.5%
2014 1.43 -1.9%
2015 1.42 -0.6%
2016 1.44 +1.4%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 1.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 36% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 1.44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9184 0.759 1.12 7
2010s 1.4 1.24 1.46 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 148 Eritrea 1.54 compare
  2. 149 Colombia 1.54 compare
  3. 150 Vanuatu 1.46 compare
  4. 152 Ethiopia 1.22 compare
  5. 153 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.17 compare
  6. 154 Sierra Leone 1.16 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Vietnam was 1.44 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 in 2012.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.759 in 2001.
How does Vietnam rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Vietnam ranks 151st out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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