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.
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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (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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