Table 1.

Number of Registered Nurses, Vacancies, and Vacancy Rates by Country

Country	# of Registered Nurses	# of Vacancies	Vacancy Rate
Antigua	320	56	17.5
Barbados	930	192	20.6
Dominica	177	11	6.2
Jamaica	2,256	1,317	58.4
St. Kitts	192	50	26
St. Lucia	409	18	4.4
St Vincent	216	34	15.7
Trinidad	2,125	1,132	53.3
Total	6,625	2,810	42.4

Source: Hewitt (2004).