Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Tonga

Physicians per 1,000 people in Tonga in 2021 — 1.01 per 1,000. Ranked 84 in the world out of 123. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 170.4%.

2021 1.01 per 1,000 +7.19% vs 2020
World rank 84of 123
Period maximum 1.01 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.26 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Tonga, 1960–202100.511.519601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.38 per 1,0001970: 0.26 per 1,0001980: 0.36 per 1,0001981: 0.6 per 1,0001982: 0.6 per 1,0001989: 0.49 per 1,0001991: 0.51 per 1,0001997: 0.44 per 1,0002000: 0.5 per 1,0002001: 0.34 per 1,0002002: 0.29 per 1,0002008: 0.53 per 1,0002009: 0.58 per 1,0002010: 0.54 per 1,0002013: 0.51 per 1,0002019: 1.01 per 1,0002020: 0.95 per 1,0002021: 1.01 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.64 (+170.4%) Average annual rate: 1.64 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 1.01 +0.07 +7.19%
2020 0.95 −0.07 −6.52%
2019 1.01
2013 0.51
2010 0.54 −0.04 −6.57%
2009 0.58 +0.04 +8.44%
2008 0.53
2002 0.29 −0.05 −14.75%
2001 0.34 −0.16 −32.06%
2000 0.5
1997 0.44
1991 0.51
1989 0.49
1982 0.6 −0 −0.33%
1981 0.6 +0.24 +66.3%
1980 0.36
1970 0.26
1960 0.38

Polynesia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TO Tonga 1.01 WS Samoa 0.56

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.