Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Samoa
Samoa: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.561 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Samoa, 1960–2021
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Samoa is 0.561 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Samoa peaked at 0.666 per 1,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.207 per 1,000 people, in 1989.
Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.441 per 1,000 people | 0.441 per 1,000 people | 0.441 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.313 per 1,000 people | 0.207 per 1,000 people | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4263 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | 0.666 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.328 per 1,000 people | 0.267 per 1,000 people | 0.447 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4208 per 1,000 people | 0.329 per 1,000 people | 0.558 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5615 per 1,000 people | 0.561 per 1,000 people | 0.562 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Samoa?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Samoa was 0.561 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.666 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 per 1,000 people in 1989.
- How does Samoa rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Samoa ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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