Medical doctors in Myanmar
Myanmar: Medical doctors was 39,826 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39,826
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
51st
of 187 countries
All-time high
46,110
in 2017
All-time low
12,268
in 1988
Years of data
14
1988–2019
Medical doctors in Myanmar, 1988–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Myanmar is 39,826, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Myanmar peaked at 46,110 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12,268, in 1988.
Myanmar ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,268 | 12,268 | 12,268 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,153 | 17,791 | 24,536 | 6 |
| 2010s | 34,215 | 26,435 | 46,110 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Myanmar?
- Medical doctors in Myanmar was 39,826 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 46,110 in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,268 in 1988.
- How does Myanmar rank for medical doctors?
- Myanmar ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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