Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Medical doctors was 0.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.46
Change on year
down 24.6%
World rank
186th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.66
in 2020
All-time low
0.46
in 2008
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.46. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 | — |
| 2008 | 0.46 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.49 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.64 | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.66 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.63 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.61 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.46 | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5767 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.66 | 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)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Papua New Guinea?
- Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea was 0.46 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 0.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for medical doctors?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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 down 6.1%. 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 (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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