Nurses and midwives in Vanuatu

Vanuatu had 14.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1997.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1997 to 2019 Source: WHO
The latest value for Vanuatu is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Vanuatu, 2019 14.6 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2018 0per 10,000 people 2018: 14.6 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Vanuatu over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2004 to 2019
Period Vanuatu
2019 14.6 per 10,000 people
2018 14.6 per 10,000 people
2012 18.4 per 10,000 people
2008 16.8 per 10,000 people
2007 15.6 per 10,000 people
2004 17.5 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 14.6 per 10,000 people in 2018.
  • Since 1997, when it was 24.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −9.9.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2019 for Vanuatu
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory