Medical doctors in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Medical doctors was 13,155 in 2023. β² Rising
Medical doctors in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 2001β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of recorded 13,155 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 13,155 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,104, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,784 | 4,104 | 6,037 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8,876 | 6,901 | 11,144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,518 | 9,880 | 13,155 | 2 |
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More health data for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 421,296 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 405,329 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Medical doctors in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 13,155 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 13,155 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,104 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for medical doctors?
- Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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