Nurses and midwives in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea had 8.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.
Papua New Guinea, 2024
8.1
Change from 2023
−0.8per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in Papua New Guinea over time
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Papua New Guinea
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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 8.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 5.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 4.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 5.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 4.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 4.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 5.1 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 from 8.9 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 5.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +3.0.
More for Papua New Guinea
All statistics for Papua New Guinea
Physicians
0.06 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
59.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
32
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.64 litres
2024 · WHO