Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor
East Timor: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.74 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor, 2004–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor is 1.74, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor peaked at 1.93 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.908, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.93 | — |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.15 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.908 | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +53.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.73 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 1.66 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.75 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.74 | -0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.74 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +53.5% | 0.908 | 1.39 |
| 2007 | -45.5% | 1.93 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.05 | 1.93 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 0.908 | 1.75 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 944.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 178.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 10.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in East Timor was 1.74 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 2004.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.908 in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- East Timor ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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