Medical doctors not further defined (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Medical doctors not further defined was 2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Medical doctors not further defined in Zimbabwe, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2 for medical doctors not further defined in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Zimbabwe peaked at 2,086 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 149th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medical doctors not further defined in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,058 | — |
| 1990 | 1,320 | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 1,630 | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 136 | -91.7% |
| 2004 | 2,086 | +1433.8% |
| 2005 | 219 | -89.5% |
| 2009 | 219 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 343 | +56.6% |
| 2011 | 1,054 | +207.3% |
| 2012 | 1,059 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,114 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 308 | -72.4% |
| 2016 | 308 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 446 | +44.8% |
| 2018 | 544 | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -99.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,529, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 810.5, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors not further defined in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1433.8% | 136 | 2,086 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,058 | 1,058 | 1,058 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,475 | 1,320 | 1,630 | 2 |
| 2000s | 665 | 136 | 2,086 | 4 |
| 2010s | 575.44 | 3 | 1,114 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Zimbabwe was 2 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,086 in 2004.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Zimbabwe ranks 149th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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