Nurses and midwives in Tonga
Tonga: Nurses and midwives was 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2021. β² Rising
Nurses and midwives in Tonga, 2001β2021
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives in Tonga is 4.2 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Tonga peaked at 4.54 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3 per 1,000 people, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 87th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 4.29 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 842 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Tonga?
- Nurses and midwives in Tonga was 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for nurses and midwives?
- Tonga ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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About this data
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.