Medical doctors in Bahrain
Bahrain: Medical doctors was 1,099 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,099
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
145th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1,279
in 2014
All-time low
678
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Medical doctors in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1,099 for medical doctors in 2020.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bahrain peaked at 1,279 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 678, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 678 | — |
| 2001 | 742 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 792 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 816 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 803 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 928 | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 972 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1,052 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1,103 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1,149 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,178 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,208 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,244 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,254 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,279 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,270 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,187 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1,126 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,091 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,020 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1,099 | +7.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1,099 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 5% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1,099 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,593, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 903.5 | 678 | 1,149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,186 | 1,020 | 1,279 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,099 | 1,099 | 1,099 | 1 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % 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 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % 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 in Bahrain?
- Medical doctors in Bahrain was 1,099 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,279 in 2014.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 678 in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for medical doctors?
- Bahrain ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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