Nursing personnel in Tonga
Tonga: Nursing personnel was 443 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
443
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
175th
of 189 countries
All-time high
461
in 2020
All-time low
322
in 2001
Years of data
10
2001–2021
Nursing personnel in Tonga, 2001–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing personnel in Tonga is 443, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Tonga peaked at 461 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 322, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 175th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 322 | — |
| 2002 | 330 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 345 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 357 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 379 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 384 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 412 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 415 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 461 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 443 | -3.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 443 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,061, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 443 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,034, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 338.5 | 322 | 357 | 4 |
| 2010s | 397.5 | 379 | 415 | 4 |
| 2020s | 452 | 443 | 461 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % 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 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % 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 Tonga?
- Nursing personnel in Tonga was 443 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 461 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 322 in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for nursing personnel?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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