Medical doctors in El Salvador
El Salvador: Medical doctors was 16.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.16
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
104th
of 187 countries
All-time high
29.63
in 2018
All-time low
12.29
in 1999
Years of data
8
1999–2023
Medical doctors in El Salvador, 1999–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in El Salvador stood at 16.16.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in El Salvador peaked at 29.63 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.29, in 1999.
That places El Salvador 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Medical doctors in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.29 | — |
| 2002 | 13.26 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 17.24 | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 19.14 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 29.63 | +54.8% |
| 2021 | 14.87 | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 15.66 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 16.16 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.29 | 12.29 | 12.29 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.55 | 13.26 | 19.14 | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.63 | 29.63 | 29.63 | 1 |
| 2020s | 15.56 | 14.87 | 16.16 | 3 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.2 % 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 0.1187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.35 % 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 0.1251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in El Salvador?
- Medical doctors in El Salvador was 16.16 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.63 in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.29 in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for medical doctors?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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