Medical doctors in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Medical doctors was 48 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
48
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
181st
of 187 countries
All-time high
48
in 2019
All-time low
20
in 1997
Years of data
8
1997–2019
Medical doctors in Vanuatu, 1997–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 48 for medical doctors in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Vanuatu peaked at 48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1997.
Vanuatu ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | — |
| 2004 | 30 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 | +76.9% |
| 2016 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 48 | +23.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,472, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,202, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.33 | 26 | 30 | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.75 | 39 | 48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 178 Micronesia (country) 108 compare
- 179 Tonga 107 compare
- 180 Kiribati 62 compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 47 compare
- 183 Palau 32 compare
- 184 Cook Islands 27 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Medical doctors in Vanuatu was 48 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1997.
- How does Vanuatu rank for medical doctors?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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