Nurses and midwives, total in Tonga in 2021 — 443 people. Ranked 128 in the world out of 132. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 29.9%.
2001–2021 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | −37 | −7.71% |
| 2020 | 480 | +27 | +5.96% |
| 2019 | 453 | +41 | +9.95% |
| 2018 | 412 | — | — |
| 2013 | 408 | — | — |
| 2010 | 400 | +22 | +5.82% |
| 2009 | 378 | +14 | +3.85% |
| 2008 | 364 | — | — |
| 2002 | 350 | +9 | +2.64% |
| 2001 | 341 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Tonga
443
Niue
17
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.