Medical doctors in Iceland
Iceland: Medical doctors was 45.78 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
45.78
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 185 countries
All-time high
45.78
in 2024
All-time low
28.47
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Medical doctors in Iceland, 1990β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors in Iceland stood at 45.78. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Iceland peaked at 45.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.47, in 1991.
Iceland ranks 17th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7 | 28.47 | 33.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.84 | 34.41 | 36.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.18 | 35.04 | 38.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.31 | 43.18 | 45.78 | 5 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Iceland?
- Medical doctors in Iceland was 45.78 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.47 in 1991.
- How does Iceland rank for medical doctors?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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