Medical doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Medical doctors was 8,645 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,645
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
102nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
8,645
in 2019
All-time low
4,230
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2019

Medical doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1980199920191980: 4.2k1981: 4.5k1982: 4.9k1983: 5.0k1984: 5.4k1985: 5.8k1986: 6.1k1987: 6.5k1988: 6.7k1989: 6.9k1990: 7.0k1991: 7.0k2000: 5.5k2001: 5.4k2002: 5.4k2003: 5.6k2004: 5.7k2005: 5.8k2006: 5.9k2007: 6.2k2008: 6.3k2009: 6.5k2010: 6.7k2011: 6.9k2012: 7.0k2013: 7.2k2014: 7.4k2015: 7.4k2016: 7.5k2017: 7.4k2018: 8.3k2019: 8.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 8,645 for medical doctors in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 8,645 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,230, in 1980.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Medical doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Medical doctors (number) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1980 4,230
1981 4,498 +6.3%
1982 4,861 +8.1%
1983 5,043 +3.7%
1984 5,381 +6.7%
1985 5,829 +8.3%
1986 6,124 +5.1%
1987 6,470 +5.6%
1988 6,683 +3.3%
1989 6,904 +3.3%
1990 7,032 +1.9%
1991 7,027 -0.1%
2000 5,457 -22.3%
2001 5,445 -0.2%
2002 5,443 -0.0%
2003 5,559 +2.1%
2004 5,680 +2.2%
2005 5,773 +1.6%
2006 5,932 +2.8%
2007 6,182 +4.2%
2008 6,275 +1.5%
2009 6,493 +3.5%
2010 6,665 +2.6%
2011 6,881 +3.2%
2012 7,026 +2.1%
2013 7,211 +2.6%
2014 7,426 +3.0%
2015 7,413 -0.2%
2016 7,453 +0.5%
2017 7,415 -0.5%
2018 8,322 +12.2%
2019 8,645 +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,602 4,230 6,904 10
1990s 7,030 7,027 7,032 2
2000s 5,824 5,443 6,493 10
2010s 7,446 6,665 8,645 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Medical doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 8,645 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 8,645 in 2019.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 4,230 in 1980.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for medical doctors?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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Indicator
Medical doctors (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
189 places, 4,297 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed