Medical doctors in Samoa
Samoa: Medical doctors was 120 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
120
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
177th
of 187 countries
All-time high
120
in 1999
All-time low
50
in 2003
Years of data
10
1999–2021
Medical doctors in Samoa, 1999–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 120 for medical doctors in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Samoa peaked at 120 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120 | 120 | 120 | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.67 | 50 | 85 | 3 |
| 2010s | 85 | 64 | 117 | 4 |
| 2020s | 119.5 | 119 | 120 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Grenada 160 compare
- 175 San Marino 148 compare
- 176 St. Kitts and Nevis 145 compare
- 178 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 108 compare
- 179 Tonga 107 compare
- 180 Kiribati 62 compare
More health data for Samoa
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Samoa?
- Medical doctors in Samoa was 120 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 120 in 1999.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for medical doctors?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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