Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) in East Timor
East Timor: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in East Timor, 2004–2020
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.74 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in East Timor peaked at 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.908 per 1,000 people, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.93 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 1.05 per 1,000 people | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.15 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.16 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.908 per 1,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.39 per 1,000 people | +53.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.73 per 1,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 1.66 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.75 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.74 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.74 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.74 per 1,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85 per 1,000 people, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +53.5% | 0.908 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | -45.5% | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.908 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in East Timor?
- Nurses and midwives in East Timor was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.908 per 1,000 people in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for nurses and midwives?
- East Timor ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.