Medical doctors in Switzerland
Switzerland: Medical doctors was 46.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
46.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
55th
of 82 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2023
All-time low
26.3%
in 1996
Years of data
25
1996–2023
Medical doctors in Switzerland, 1996–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 46.7% for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Switzerland peaked at 46.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 55th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 36.0% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 44.0% | 46.7% | 4 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2043 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Switzerland?
- Medical doctors in Switzerland was 46.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for medical doctors?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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