Medical doctors in Panama
Panama: Medical doctors was 46.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
46.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
56th
of 82 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 2022
All-time low
38.3%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2022
Medical doctors in Panama, 2010–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Panama recorded 46.5% for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Panama peaked at 46.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2010.
That places Panama 56th out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Medical doctors in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.3% | — |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 46.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.1%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Panama's 46.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.7%, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.8% | 38.3% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 45.7% | 46.5% | 2 |
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More health data for Panama
- 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 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % 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 Panama?
- Medical doctors in Panama was 46.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for medical doctors?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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