Medical doctors in Yemen
Yemen: Medical doctors was 1.65 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.65
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
167th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.05
in 2004
All-time low
1.65
in 2022
Years of data
8
1997–2022
Medical doctors in Yemen, 1997–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.65 for medical doctors in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Yemen peaked at 3.05 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 2022.
Yemen ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.13 | — |
| 2004 | 3.05 | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 2.75 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.76 | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.65 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.75 | 3.05 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.76 | 3 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4933 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Yemen?
- Medical doctors in Yemen was 1.65 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 in 2004.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for medical doctors?
- Yemen ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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