Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 0.08 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.08
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.62
in 2017
All-time low
0.08
in 2021
Years of data
7
2012–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024

00.20.40.62012201820242012: 0.442017: 0.622018: 0.122020: 0.092021: 0.082023: 0.082024: 0.08

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.08. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 81.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.62 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2021.

That places Papua New Guinea 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 0.44 —
2017 0.62 +40.9%
2018 0.12 -80.6%
2020 0.09 -25.0%
2021 0.08 -11.1%
2023 0.08 +0.0%
2024 0.08 +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.08 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.23, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3933 0.12 0.62 3
2020s 0.0825 0.08 0.09 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 153 Sierra Leone 0.11 compare
  2. 154 Burundi 0.09 compare
  3. 154 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.09 compare
  4. 156 Chad 0.08 compare
  5. 156 Malawi 0.08 compare
  6. 159 Congo 0.06 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Papua New Guinea was 0.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.62 in 2017.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2021.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. 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 Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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