Medical doctors in Chile
Chile: Medical doctors was 46.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
46.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
57th
of 82 countries
All-time high
46.0%
in 2024
All-time low
37.9%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Medical doctors in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Chile is 46.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Chile peaked at 46.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2012.
Chile ranks 57th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.5% | — |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 46.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.1%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 46.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.7%, 93% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.7% | 37.9% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 43.3% | 46.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Chile?
- Medical doctors in Chile was 46.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for medical doctors?
- Chile ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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