Medical doctors in Burundi
Burundi: Medical doctors was 1,169 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,169
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
143rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
1,169
in 2024
All-time low
200
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2024
Medical doctors in Burundi, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors in Burundi stood at 1,169. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Burundi peaked at 1,169 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2004.
That places Burundi 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 200 | — |
| 2010 | 418 | +109.0% |
| 2011 | 357 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 498 | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 554 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 609 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 508 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 1,084 | +113.4% |
| 2020 | 871 | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 988 | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 1,038 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1,169 | +12.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1,169 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,518, 46% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1,169 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,289, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 1 |
| 2010s | 575.43 | 357 | 1,084 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,016 | 871 | 1,169 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Burundi?
- Medical doctors in Burundi was 1,169 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,169 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for medical doctors?
- Burundi ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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