Medical doctors not further defined in Japan
Japan: Medical doctors not further defined was 331,092 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors not further defined in Japan, 1971–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors not further defined in Japan is 331,092, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Japan peaked at 331,092 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 116,746, in 1971.
Japan ranks 4th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Medical doctors not further defined in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 116,746 | — |
| 1972 | 119,084 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 120,107 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 122,096 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 125,970 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 128,448 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 131,628 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 136,164 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 143,125 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 148,815 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 155,422 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 160,379 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 173,452 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 183,129 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 193,704 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 204,001 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 211,847 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 221,714 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 231,425 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 238,771 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 245,315 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 251,889 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 259,336 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 266,431 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 274,992 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 283,548 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 292,039 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 300,075 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 308,105 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 315,406 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 327,403 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 331,092 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 127,041 | 116,746 | 143,125 | 9 |
| 1980s | 169,150 | 148,815 | 193,704 | 6 |
| 1990s | 221,552 | 204,001 | 238,771 | 5 |
| 2000s | 259,593 | 245,315 | 274,992 | 5 |
| 2010s | 299,835 | 283,548 | 315,406 | 5 |
| 2020s | 329,248 | 327,403 | 331,092 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors not further defined in Japan?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Japan was 331,092 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 331,092 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,746 in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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