Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.06
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
154th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.16
in 2000
All-time low
0.05
in 2021
Years of data
8
2000–2024
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.06 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.16 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.16 | — |
| 2009 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.07 | -53.3% |
| 2020 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.06 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.77, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 151 Rwanda 0.09 compare
- 152 Madagascar 0.07 compare
- 152 Malawi 0.07 compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.06 compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 0.06 compare
- 154 Mali 0.06 compare
- 154 Tanzania 0.06 compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea was 0.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 2000.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 154th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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