Medical doctors in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Medical doctors was 11.07 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Viet Nam, 2001–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Viet Nam is 11.07, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Viet Nam peaked at 11.07 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.43, in 2001.
That places Viet Nam 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.43 | — |
| 2002 | 5.71 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.35 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 6.43 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.55 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.73 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.03 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.14 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.24 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 7.83 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 7.95 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.25 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.81 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 8.81 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 8.56 | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 11.07 | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.32 | 5.43 | 7.03 | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.24 | 7.14 | 9.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.82 | 8.56 | 11.07 | 2 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Viet Nam?
- Medical doctors in Viet Nam was 11.07 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for medical doctors?
- Viet Nam ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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