Medical doctors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Medical doctors was 7.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Bangladesh is 7.22, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bangladesh peaked at 7.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.38 | — |
| 2003 | 2.6 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 2.69 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.96 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 3.05 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.17 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.43 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.52 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.73 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.12 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 4.78 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 4.76 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.89 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.35 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 5.73 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 6.61 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 6.77 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.17 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.22 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 | 2.38 | 3.43 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 3.52 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.94 | 6.61 | 7.22 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Bangladesh?
- Medical doctors in Bangladesh was 7.22 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for medical doctors?
- Bangladesh ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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