Medical doctors in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Medical doctors was 3.77 in 2024. β² Rising
Medical doctors in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1995β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 3.77 for medical doctors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 4.4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 2005.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.97 | 2.67 | 3.46 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.66 | 3.21 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3.25 | 3.77 | 4 |
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More health data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 72,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 71,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 72,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 71,130 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Medical doctors in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.77 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 2005.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for medical doctors?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic 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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