Medical doctors in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Medical doctors was 21.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.22
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
87th
of 187 countries
All-time high
24.26
in 2023
All-time low
10.85
in 2008
Years of data
10
2000–2024
Medical doctors in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Dominican Republic is 21.22, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.26 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.85, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.25 | — |
| 2008 | 10.85 | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 15.07 | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 14.26 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.31 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.48 | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 20.29 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 22.34 | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 24.26 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 21.22 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.55 | 10.85 | 18.25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.55 | 14.26 | 15.07 | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.52 | 19.48 | 24.26 | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6231 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1335 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Dominican Republic?
- Medical doctors in Dominican Republic was 21.22 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.26 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for medical doctors?
- Dominican Republic ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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