Medical doctors in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Medical doctors was 18.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medical doctors in Turkmenistan, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Turkmenistan is 18.98, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Turkmenistan peaked at 35.69 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.98, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.14 | — |
| 1991 | 35.69 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 34.99 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 34.94 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 34.73 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 33.89 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 32.55 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 32.16 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 28.53 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 28.67 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 27.08 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 27.02 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.57 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.51 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 24.79 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.56 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 22.36 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 21.75 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.26 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.05 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.79 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.79 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.29 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.99 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.02 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.74 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 19.59 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.69 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.71 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.57 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.6 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.17 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.16 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 19.34 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.98 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.13 | 28.53 | 35.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.09 | 21.05 | 27.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 | 19.57 | 20.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.25 | 18.98 | 19.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 89 Cook Islands 19.71 compare
- 90 Honduras 19.02 compare
- 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.99 compare
- 93 Albania 18.79 compare
- 94 Tajikistan 18.7 compare
- 95 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.11 compare
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,169 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 549 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7784 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Turkmenistan?
- Medical doctors in Turkmenistan was 18.98 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.69 in 1991.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.98 in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for medical doctors?
- Turkmenistan ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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