Medical doctors in Uruguay
Uruguay: Medical doctors was 62.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
62.4%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 82 countries
All-time high
63.4%
in 2022
All-time low
57.5%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Medical doctors in Uruguay, 2016–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 62.4% for medical doctors in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 59.5% | 63.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 14 Montenegro 63.8% compare
- 14 Croatia 63.8% compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8%
- 18 North Macedonia 62.0% compare
- 19 Moldova 61.4% compare
- 20 Ukraine 61.1%
More health data for Uruguay
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Uruguay?
- Medical doctors in Uruguay was 62.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for medical doctors?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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