Nursing personnel in East Timor
East Timor: Nursing personnel was 1,410 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in East Timor, 2004–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, nursing personnel in East Timor stood at 1,410.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in East Timor peaked at 1,627 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 728, in 2007.
That places East Timor 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,467 | — |
| 2007 | 728 | -50.4% |
| 2008 | 761 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 838 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 867 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 883 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,052 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 1,121 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1,192 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,517 | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 1,497 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,604 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1,627 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,410 | -13.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,410 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,212, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,410 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,034, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nursing personnel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -50.4% | 1,467 | 728 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 948.5 | 728 | 1,467 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,217 | 867 | 1,604 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,518 | 1,410 | 1,627 | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 158 Bhutan 1,602 compare
- 159 Central African Republic 1,560 compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 1,516 compare
- 162 Gambia 1,345 compare
- 163 Barbados 1,035 compare
- 164 Cape Verde 939 compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in East Timor?
- Nursing personnel in East Timor was 1,410 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,627 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 728 in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for nursing personnel?
- East Timor ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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