Medical doctors not further defined in China
China: Medical doctors not further defined was 4.01 million in 2023. β² Rising
Medical doctors not further defined in China, 1978β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2378 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5091 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
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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