Medical doctors in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Medical doctors was 3,092 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,092
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
124th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3,092
in 2024
All-time low
1,054
in 2011
Years of data
22
1985–2024
Medical doctors in Zimbabwe, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 3,092 for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Zimbabwe peaked at 3,092 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,054, in 2011.
That places Zimbabwe 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,058 | 1,058 | 1,058 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,475 | 1,320 | 1,630 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,654 | 1,499 | 2,086 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,975 | 1,054 | 3,026 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,854 | 2,639 | 3,092 | 5 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 227,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Zimbabwe?
- Medical doctors in Zimbabwe was 3,092 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,092 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for medical doctors?
- Zimbabwe ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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