Medical doctors in Tonga
Tonga: Medical doctors was 107 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
107
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
179th
of 187 countries
All-time high
107
in 2019
All-time low
30
in 2002
Years of data
9
2001–2021
Medical doctors in Tonga, 2001–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 107 for medical doctors in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Tonga peaked at 107 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2002.
Tonga ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35 | — |
| 2002 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 57 | +90.0% |
| 2009 | 62 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 107 | +94.5% |
| 2020 | 100 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 107 | +7.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 107 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 107 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,202, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46 | 30 | 62 | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.33 | 55 | 107 | 3 |
| 2020s | 103.5 | 100 | 107 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 145 compare
- 177 Samoa 120 compare
- 178 Micronesia (country) 108 compare
- 180 Kiribati 62 compare
- 181 Vanuatu 48 compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 47 compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Tonga?
- Medical doctors in Tonga was 107 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 107 in 2019.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2002.
- How does Tonga rank for medical doctors?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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