Medical doctors in Togo
Togo: Medical doctors was 564 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
564
Change on year
down 22.7%
World rank
156th
of 187 countries
All-time high
730
in 2022
All-time low
244
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2024
Medical doctors in Togo, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Togo recorded 564 for medical doctors in 2024.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Togo peaked at 730 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 244, in 2004.
Togo ranks 156th 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.
Medical doctors in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 244 | — |
| 2007 | 290 | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 349 | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 361 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 347 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 583 | +68.0% |
| 2018 | 611 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 627 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 685 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 506 | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 730 | +44.3% |
| 2024 | 564 | -22.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 564 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,472, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 564 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,289, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 294.33 | 244 | 349 | 3 |
| 2010s | 505.8 | 347 | 627 | 5 |
| 2020s | 621.25 | 506 | 730 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Togo?
- Medical doctors in Togo was 564 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 730 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 244 in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for medical doctors?
- Togo ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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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