Medical doctors in Grenada
Grenada: Medical doctors was 160 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Grenada, 1997–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Grenada is 160, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Grenada peaked at 160 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1997.
That places Grenada 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41 | — |
| 1999 | 59 | +43.9% |
| 2000 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69 | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 156 | +67.7% |
| 2018 | 160 | +2.6% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 160 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 160 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,656, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +67.7% | 93 | 156 |
| 1999 | +43.9% | 41 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50 | 41 | 59 | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.86 | 58 | 80 | 7 |
| 2010s | 112.5 | 80 | 160 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 171 Solomon Islands 235 compare
- 172 Seychelles 213 compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 191 compare
- 175 San Marino 148 compare
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 145 compare
- 177 Samoa 120 compare
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.69 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % 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 Grenada?
- Medical doctors in Grenada was 160 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 160 in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1997.
- How does Grenada rank for medical doctors?
- Grenada ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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