Medical doctors in Mauritius
Mauritius: Medical doctors was 3,840 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,840
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
116th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3,840
in 2023
All-time low
1,080
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Medical doctors in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 3,840 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Mauritius peaked at 3,840 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,080, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 116th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,080 | — |
| 2001 | 1,107 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,186 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,173 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,303 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1,342 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,400 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,425 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,450 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,475 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,500 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,810 | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 1,722 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,046 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 2,429 | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 2,550 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2,769 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 2,927 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3,210 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 3,290 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,450 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3,775 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 3,800 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,840 | +1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3,840 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 18% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3,840 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,289, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,294 | 1,080 | 1,475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,425 | 1,500 | 3,290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,716 | 3,450 | 3,840 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % 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 Mauritius?
- Medical doctors in Mauritius was 3,840 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3,840 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,080 in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for medical doctors?
- Mauritius ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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