Technical Support for Reviewing,

Analyzing, and Strengthening Health

Workforce Availability, Equity, and
Quality
(As Input for National Medium-Term Development Plan/RPJMN
2025-2029 Background Study)

Update as of April 5th, 2023

Andreasta Meliala and Team (UGM)
Indicator 1: HRH Ratio per 1,000 Population
HRH Baseline Projection (Status Quo)

2019 2020 2021 2029 2034 2039 2045

General 0.1917302 0.2505512 0.3807072 1.124726 1.597169 2.069611 2.636542

Practitioner

Specialist 0.110466 0.141663 0.154517 0.3337786 0.4439066 0.5540345 0.686188

Doctor

Dentist 0.051184 0.057506 0.087462 0.228636 0.319331 0.410027 0.518862

Midwife 0.784364 0.919347 1.054061 2.132895 2.807138 3.481382 4.290473

Nurse 1.288850 1.616704 1.866480 4.190011 5.634084 7.078158 8.811046

Pharmacy 0.132631 0.286391 0.3179972 1.079821 1.543237 2.006652 2.562751

workforce

Data Source: National Health Profile

Indicator 1: HRH Ratio per 1,000 Population (contd.)
HRH Baseline Projection (Status Quo)

2019 2020 2021 2029 2034 2039 2045

Medical 0.114304 0.1465951 0.1656822 0.373396 0.501841 0.630287 0.784421

laboratory
technology
professional

Environmental 0.0629899 0.0749411 0.0745802 0.1229931 0.1519687 0.1809444 0.2157151

health
professional

Public health 0.10559 0.1299423 0.1471996 0.3148206 0.4188446 0.5228686 0.6476974

professional

Nutritionist 0.0917394 0.1070439 0.1019316 0.146103 0.171584 0.197064 0.227641

Community 0.203 0.168 0.147 not pursued due to declining trend

health worker

Data Source: National Health Profile, except for community health worker (from WHO NHWA)
Indicator 2: Average of HRH per Puskesmas
HRH Baseline Projection (Status Quo)

2019 2020 2021 2029 2034 2039 2045

General 2.081508 2.425282 2.672173 3.660064 3.993359 4.252199 4.506824

Practitioner

Dentist 0.7748175 0.8069574 0.8502721 0.9862192 1.036023 1.075177 1.113983

Midwife 14.95254 17.09466 18.36018 27.12394 30.72943 33.69323 36.71685

Nurse 11.30057 12.96943 13.86115 19.85941 22.19665 24.0869 25.99459

Pharmacy 1.578251 1.761979 1.78731 2.096722 2.194154 2.269467 2.343345

workforce

Data Source: National Health Profile

Indicator 2: Average of HRH per Puskesmas (contd.)
HRH Baseline Projection (Status Quo)

2019 2020 2021 2029 2034 2039 2045

Medical 1.011841 1.177854 1.194423 1.658116 1.831635 1.972021 2.113736

laboratory
technology
professional

Environmental 1.155812 1.302597 1.305383 1.777285 1.991108 2.175684 2.370599

health
professional

Public health 1.746694 2.185791 2.461135 4.189431 4.88538 5.45278 6.028459

professional

Nutritionist 1.288435 1.481039 1.569083 2.13861 2.452182 2.733962 3.04086

Data Source: National Health Profile

Indicator 3: Average of Specialist Doctor per Hospital
HRH Baseline Projection (Status Quo)

2019 2020 2021 2029 2034 2039 2045

Internist 1.5 1.887787 1.750918 2.594433 2.892641 3.135834 3.382619

Paediatrician 1.201207 1.529251 1.489149 2.32341 2.633573 2.886516 3.143196

Surgeon 0.8470547 1.050975 0.9966611 1.468393 1.638718 1.77762 1.918574

Obstetrician - 1.427963 1.739651 1.634391 2.31995 2.563271 2.761703 2.963066

Gynaecologist

Anaesthetist 0.7778566 0.9794732 0.9492487 1.453092 1.639452 1.791431 1.945655

Radiologist 0.5159688 0.6185426 0.5886477 0.8218275 0.9055327 0.9737955 1.043067

Clinical 0.4311568 0.5401984 0.5275459 0.8059339 0.9095502 0.9940508 1.0798

pathologist

Anatomical 0.166785 0.2073212 0.2186978 0.347834 0.3986552 0.4401007 0.4821585

pathologist

Data Source: National Health Profile