Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Health worker density, by type of occupation was 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 2.87 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.47 per 10,000 people, in 2000.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 90th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.47 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 2.06 per 10,000 people | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 1.93 per 10,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.03 per 10,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.06 per 10,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.18 per 10,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.17 per 10,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.87 per 10,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.19 per 10,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 2.38 per 10,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.32 per 10,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.23 per 10,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.58 per 10,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 2.49 per 10,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.55 per 10,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.61 per 10,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.59 per 10,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.59 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 per 10,000 people | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 per 10,000 people | 1.47 per 10,000 people | 2.18 per 10,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.36 per 10,000 people | 2.19 per 10,000 people | 2.58 per 10,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.64 per 10,000 people | 2.55 per 10,000 people | 2.87 per 10,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 87 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3 per 10,000 people compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 2.99 per 10,000 people compare
- 89 Ecuador 2.97 per 10,000 people compare
- 90 Brunei Darussalam 2.87 per 10,000 people compare
- 92 Philippines 2.86 per 10,000 people compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 2.83 per 10,000 people compare
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.059 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.94 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.59 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 5.68 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 65 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 36.35 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 84 index (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.6% (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.2659 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei Darussalam?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brunei Darussalam was 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 per 10,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 per 10,000 people in 2000.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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