Medical doctors in Madagascar
Madagascar: Medical doctors was 1.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medical doctors in Madagascar, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Madagascar is 1.03, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Madagascar peaked at 1.86 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.78 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.36 | 1.86 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 1.03 | 1.72 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 173 Senegal 1.24 compare
- 174 Guinea 1.15 compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
- 178 Mozambique 0.91 compare
- 179 Gambia 0.9 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Madagascar?
- Medical doctors in Madagascar was 1.03 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2010.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for medical doctors?
- Madagascar ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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