Medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Medical doctors was 2.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.49
Change on year
up 74.1%
World rank
155th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.01
in 2018
All-time low
0.52
in 2008
Years of data
12
2004–2024
Medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau is 2.49, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 74.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.01 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.52, in 2008.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.39 | — |
| 2008 | 0.52 | -62.6% |
| 2009 | 0.81 | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.62 | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | +219.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | -49.5% |
| 2018 | 3.01 | +201.0% |
| 2020 | 1.91 | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.43 | -43.3% |
| 2024 | 2.49 | +74.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9067 | 0.52 | 1.39 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 0.62 | 3.01 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.11 | 1.43 | 2.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau?
- Medical doctors in Guinea-Bissau was 2.49 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 in 2008.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for medical doctors?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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