Medical doctors in Nepal
Nepal: Medical doctors was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 82 countries
All-time high
33.6%
in 2024
All-time low
31.6%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2024
Medical doctors in Nepal, 2017–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 33.6% for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 75th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.6% | — |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 33.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.1%, 84% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.6% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 33.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 72 United States 37.0% compare
- 73 Luxembourg 35.7%
- 74 Bhutan 35.2% compare
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 33.6% compare
- 77 Seychelles 33.0% compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 Nepal?
- Medical doctors in Nepal was 33.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for medical doctors?
- Nepal ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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