Medical doctors in United States of America

United States of America: Medical doctors was 37.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37.0%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
72nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 2022
All-time low
19.6%
in 1993
Years of data
30
1993–2022

Medical doctors in United States of America, 1993–2022

0102030401993200720221993: 19.61994: 20.31995: 21.71996: 22.41997: 23.11998: 23.51999: 24.22000: 252001: 25.92002: 26.32003: 27.12004: 28.12005: 28.92006: 29.52007: 30.12008: 30.82009: 31.32010: 31.82011: 32.72012: 33.42013: 34.12014: 34.62015: 35.12016: 35.52017: 36.12018: 36.62019: 35.52020: 35.92021: 36.42022: 37

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

Annual values for Medical doctors (%) in United States of America, 1993 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 69 Maldives 38.4% compare
  2. 70 Ghana 37.7% compare
  3. 71 Senegal 37.6% compare
  4. 73 Luxembourg 35.7% compare
  5. 74 Bhutan 35.2% compare
  6. 75 Guinea-Bissau 33.6%
  7. 75 Nepal 33.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Medical doctors (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
82 places, 1,533 data points, 1980–2024
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