Medical doctors in United States of America
United States of America: Medical doctors was 37.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in United States of America, 1993–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 37.0% for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in United States of America peaked at 37.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1993.
That places United States of America 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Medical doctors in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.6% | — |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 24.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.9% | 37.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in United States of America?
- Medical doctors in United States of America was 37.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1993.
- How does United States of America rank for medical doctors?
- United States of America ranks 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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