Medical doctors not further defined (number) in Samoa
Samoa: Medical doctors not further defined was 120 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
120
Change on year
up 150.0%
World rank
125th
of 153 countries
All-time high
120
in 1999
All-time low
48
in 2020
Years of data
9
1999–2021
Medical doctors not further defined in Samoa, 1999–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, medical doctors not further defined in Samoa stood at 120. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Samoa peaked at 120 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 125th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors not further defined in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 120 | — |
| 2003 | 50 | -58.3% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85 | +70.0% |
| 2010 | 64 | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 92 | +43.8% |
| 2016 | 67 | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 48 | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 120 | +150.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 120 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,840, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 120 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,008, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120 | 120 | 120 | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.67 | 50 | 85 | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.33 | 64 | 92 | 3 |
| 2020s | 84 | 48 | 120 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors not further defined in Samoa?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Samoa was 120 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 120 in 1999.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Samoa ranks 125th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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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