Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals (number) by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
27,575
Indonesia
Lowest
2
Guinea-Bissau
Median
307
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
332

What the numbers show

Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals (number) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 27,575 in Indonesia; the lowest is 2 in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 307, and the mean is 2,105.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,788.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 1,115.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 96.2%).

Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 27,575 2024 down 36.3% volatile
2 Nigeria 20,392 2022 up 211.7% volatile
3 South Africa 4,383 2024 up 27.6% rising
4 Israel 3,600 2024 up 1,100.0% volatile
5 Kenya 3,033 2024 up 86.3% volatile
6 Ethiopia 2,908 2024 up 133.4% volatile
7 Zimbabwe 2,557 2024 up 24.6% volatile
8 Ghana 1,504 2023 down 58.7% volatile
9 Thailand 1,117 2016 down 96.2% falling
10 Zambia 885 2024 up 56.4% volatile
11 Tanzania 875 2024 down 27.4% rising
12 Senegal 685 2024 up 369.2% volatile
13 Malawi 570 2024 up 30.7% volatile
14 Uganda 556 2024 down 71.1% volatile
15 Togo 321 2024 up 9.6% volatile
16 Gabon 312 2022 up 79.3% volatile
16 Namibia 312 2024 up 132.8% rising
18 Malaysia 307 2024 up 52.7% volatile
19 Rwanda 291 2024 up 28.8% rising
20 Benin 282 2024 up 11.0% rising
21 Peru 243 2023 up 1,115.0% volatile
22 Oman 180 2022 down 18.2% flat
23 Sri Lanka 170 2021 down 87.8% rising
24 Sierra Leone 163 2022 down 18.9% rising
25 Eswatini 81 2024 down 27.7% rising
26 Chad 79 2024 down 17.7% volatile
27 Iceland 53 2009 flat
28 Jamaica 52 2016 down 88.6% volatile
29 Gambia 51 2023 down 70.3% volatile
30 Mali 47 2024 down 34.7% volatile
31 Burkina Faso 32 2023 down 80.0% volatile
32 East Timor 17 2020 down 80.9% volatile
33 Botswana 16 2024 up 220.0% volatile
34 Grenada 13 2013 down 13.3% volatile
35 Guinea-Bissau 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
35 places, 332 data points, 1980–2024
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