Medical doctors in Samoa
Samoa: Medical doctors was 5.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5.61
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
134th
of 187 countries
All-time high
6.66
in 1999
All-time low
2.67
in 2005
Years of data
10
1999–2021
Medical doctors in Samoa, 1999–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Samoa is 5.61, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Samoa peaked at 6.66 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 2005.
Samoa ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.66 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.28 | 2.67 | 4.47 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.21 | 3.29 | 5.58 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.62 | 5.61 | 5.62 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,603 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 43,051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Samoa?
- Medical doctors in Samoa was 5.61 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 1999.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 2005.
- How does Samoa rank for medical doctors?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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