Nurses and midwives in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Nurses and midwives was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Timor-Leste, 2004–2020
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.908 per 1,000 people, in 2013.
Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Timor-Leste?
- Nurses and midwives in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.908 per 1,000 people in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for nurses and midwives?
- Timor-Leste ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.