Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Medical doctors was 43.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.5%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
62nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 2024
All-time low
31.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2024
Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Papua New Guinea is 43.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31.0% | — |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 35.1% | 43.5% | 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 43.5% 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 43.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for medical doctors?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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