Medical doctors in Palau
Palau: Medical doctors was 32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
32
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
183rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
50
in 2021
All-time low
25
in 2014
Years of data
12
1998–2023
Medical doctors in Palau, 1998–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 32 for medical doctors in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Palau peaked at 50 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2014.
Palau ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.5 | 26 | 29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31 | 25 | 39 | 5 |
| 2020s | 39.5 | 32 | 50 | 4 |
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More health data for Palau
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Palau?
- Medical doctors in Palau was 32 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for medical doctors?
- Palau ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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