Midwifery personnel in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Midwifery personnel was 29,306 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
29,306
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
12th
of 129 countries
All-time high
30,072
in 2012
All-time low
14,662
in 2001
Years of data
13
2001–2017
Midwifery personnel in Viet Nam, 2001–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for midwifery personnel in Viet Nam is 29,306, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwifery personnel in Viet Nam peaked at 30,072 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14,662, in 2001.
That places Viet Nam 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Midwifery personnel in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14,662 | — |
| 2002 | 15,250 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 18,092 | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 19,020 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 20,817 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 22,973 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 25,046 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 26,892 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 30,072 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 29,130 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 29,137 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28,778 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 29,306 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,409 | 14,662 | 25,046 | 7 |
| 2010s | 28,886 | 26,892 | 30,072 | 6 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9892 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwifery personnel in Viet Nam?
- Midwifery personnel in Viet Nam was 29,306 in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest midwifery personnel recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 30,072 in 2012.
- What is the lowest midwifery personnel recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,662 in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for midwifery personnel?
- Viet Nam ranks 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2017.
- Is midwifery personnel rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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