Dental Assistants and Therapists in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Dental Assistants and Therapists was 114 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
114
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
31st
of 44 countries
All-time high
151
in 2019
All-time low
114
in 2024
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Dental Assistants and Therapists in Papua New Guinea, 2019–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 114 for dental assistants and therapists in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Dental Assistants and Therapists in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 151 | — |
| 2020 | 128 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 140 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 142 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 114 | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 151 | 151 | 151 | 1 |
| 2020s | 131 | 114 | 142 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 28 Zimbabwe 214 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 164 compare
- 30 Peru 151 compare
- 32 South Sudan 98 compare
- 33 Bhutan 87
- 34 Jamaica 76
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dental assistants and therapists in Papua New Guinea?
- Dental assistants and therapists in Papua New Guinea was 114 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dental assistants and therapists recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 151 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dental assistants and therapists recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for dental assistants and therapists?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dental assistants and therapists rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dental Assistants and Therapists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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