Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Medical doctors was 483 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
483
Change on year
down 23.9%
World rank
160th
of 187 countries
All-time high
652
in 2020
All-time low
275
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 483 for medical doctors in 2024.
The figure is down 23.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Papua New Guinea peaked at 652 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 275, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 275 | — |
| 2008 | 333 | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 376 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 602 | +60.1% |
| 2019 | 580 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 652 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 626 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 635 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 483 | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 304 | 275 | 333 | 2 |
| 2010s | 519.33 | 376 | 602 | 3 |
| 2020s | 599 | 483 | 652 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Papua New Guinea?
- Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea was 483 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 652 in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 275 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for medical doctors?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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