Medical doctors not further defined (number) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Medical doctors not further defined was 39 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
39
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
133rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
46
in 2012
All-time low
20
in 1997
Years of data
7
1997–2018
Medical doctors not further defined in Vanuatu, 1997–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 39 for medical doctors not further defined in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Vanuatu peaked at 46 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1997.
That places Vanuatu 133rd out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors not further defined in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | — |
| 2004 | 30 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 | +76.9% |
| 2016 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | -15.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 39 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,529, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 39 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,008, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.33 | 26 | 30 | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.67 | 39 | 46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 130 Kiribati 62 compare
- 131 Marshall Islands 47 compare
- 132 North Macedonia 40
- 133 Solomon Islands 39 compare
- 135 Papua New Guinea 32 compare
- 135 Palau 32 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Vanuatu was 39 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2012.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1997.
- How does Vanuatu rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Vanuatu ranks 133rd out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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