Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tonga
Tonga: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 4.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.2
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
87th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.54
in 2020
All-time low
3.3
in 2001
Years of data
10
2001–2021
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tonga, 2001–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 4.2 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tonga peaked at 4.54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2001.
That places Tonga 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.3 | — |
| 2002 | 3.37 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.53 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.72 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.81 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.29 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 4.54 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | -7.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 4.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 4.2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.53 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.93 | 3.72 | 4.29 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.2 | 4.54 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tonga?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tonga was 4.2 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Tonga ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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