Medical doctors in Canada
Canada: Medical doctors was 28.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.54
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
65th
of 187 countries
All-time high
28.54
in 2024
All-time low
24.11
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Medical doctors in Canada, 2018–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Canada is 28.54, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Canada ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.14 | 24.11 | 24.18 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.69 | 24.15 | 28.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Canada?
- Medical doctors in Canada was 28.54 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 28.54 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.11 in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for medical doctors?
- Canada ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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