Medical doctors in East Timor
East Timor: Medical doctors was 1,063 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,063
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
147th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1,063
in 2023
All-time low
712
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2023
Medical doctors in East Timor, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1,063 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in East Timor peaked at 1,063 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 712, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 712 | — |
| 2014 | 801 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 831 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 933 | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 916 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 994 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 997 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,063 | +6.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,063 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,472, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,063 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,202, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 864.5 | 712 | 994 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,030 | 997 | 1,063 | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Medical doctors in East Timor was 1,063 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,063 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 712 in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for medical doctors?
- East Timor ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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