Medical doctors in Peru
Peru: Medical doctors was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.0%
Change on year
down 35.0%
World rank
66th
of 82 countries
All-time high
64.6%
in 2023
All-time low
38.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2007–2024
Medical doctors in Peru, 2007–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Peru is 42.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Peru peaked at 64.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2019.
Peru ranks 66th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45.2% | — |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +53.8% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -35.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 42.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.2%, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Peru's 42.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.7%, 85% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 39.9% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 Peru?
- Medical doctors in Peru was 42.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for medical doctors?
- Peru ranks 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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