Nurses and midwives in Viet Nam

Viet Nam had 14.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2017.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2001 to 2017 Source: WHO
The latest value for Viet Nam is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Viet Nam, 2017 14.4 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2016 0per 10,000 people 2016: 14.4 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Viet Nam 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), 2001 to 2017
Period Viet Nam
2017 14.4 per 10,000 people
2016 14.4 per 10,000 people
2015 14.2 per 10,000 people
2014 14.3 per 10,000 people
2012 14.6 per 10,000 people
2010 12.4 per 10,000 people
2009 11.2 per 10,000 people
2008 10.3 per 10,000 people
2007 9.7 per 10,000 people
2006 9.1 per 10,000 people
2005 8.6 per 10,000 people
2002 7.9 per 10,000 people
2001 7.6 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 14.4 per 10,000 people in 2016.
  • Since 2005, when it was 8.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +5.8.

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
2001 to 2017 for Viet Nam
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