Medical doctors not further defined in China

China: Medical doctors not further defined was 4.01 million in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
4.01 million
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
1st
of 151 countries
All-time high
4.01 million
in 2023
All-time low
609,608
in 1978
Years of data
33
1978–2023

Medical doctors not further defined in China, 1978–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1978200020231978: 609.6k1980: 709.5k1985: 724.2k1990: 1.3M1995: 1.5M1996: 1.5M1997: 1.5M1998: 1.5M1999: 1.6M2000: 1.6M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.6M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.7M2008: 1.8M2009: 1.9M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.1M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.4M2015: 2.5M2016: 2.7M2017: 2.8M2018: 3.0M2019: 3.2M2020: 3.4M2021: 3.6M2022: 3.7M2023: 4.0M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

China recorded 4.01 million for medical doctors not further defined in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in China peaked at 4.01 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 609,608, in 1978.

China ranks 1st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 609,608 609,608 609,608 1
1980s 716,856 709,473 724,238 2
1990s 1.47 million 1.30 million 1.56 million 6
2000s 1.65 million 1.46 million 1.91 million 10
2010s 2.50 million 1.97 million 3.21 million 10
2020s 3.68 million 3.40 million 4.01 million 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 Cook Islands 26 compare
  2. 2 India 1.39 million compare
  3. 2 Niue 4 compare
  4. 3 Russia 744,100 compare
  5. 4 Japan 331,092 compare

See the full ranking of 153 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors not further defined in China?
Medical doctors not further defined in China was 4.01 million in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 4.01 million in 2023.
What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 609,608 in 1978.
How does China rank for medical doctors not further defined?
China ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors not further defined (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical doctors not further defined (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
153 places, 2,994 data points, 1971–2024
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