Medical doctors in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Medical doctors was 3.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.17
Change on year
up 25.3%
World rank
146th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.17
in 2023
All-time low
1.66
in 2006
Years of data
17
2001–2023
Medical doctors in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Afghanistan stood at 3.17. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Afghanistan peaked at 3.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.02 | — |
| 2006 | 1.66 | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 1.82 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2 | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 2.44 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.58 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.46 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 3.04 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.84 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.45 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 3.03 | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 3.17 | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 | 1.66 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.14 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 | 2.53 | 3.17 | 2 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Afghanistan?
- Medical doctors in Afghanistan was 3.17 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for medical doctors?
- Afghanistan ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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