Medical doctors in Mozambique
Mozambique: Medical doctors was 0.91 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
0.91
Change on year
down 48.0%
World rank
178th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.75
in 2022
All-time low
0.26
in 2004
Years of data
14
2004β2024
Medical doctors in Mozambique, 2004β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Mozambique is 0.91, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 48.0% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Mozambique peaked at 1.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2004.
That places Mozambique 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6657 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 0.82 | 1.75 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 175 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
- 176 Madagascar 1.03 compare
- 177 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 179 Gambia 0.9 compare
- 180 Eritrea 0.89 compare
- 181 Cameroon 0.88 compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4855 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 64 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Mozambique?
- Medical doctors in Mozambique was 0.91 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2004.
- How does Mozambique rank for medical doctors?
- Mozambique ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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