Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.164 per 1,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vanuatu, 1960–2019
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 Vanuatu is 0.164 per 1,000 people, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vanuatu peaked at 0.301 per 1,000 people in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.099 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.277 per 1,000 people | 0.277 per 1,000 people | 0.277 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.301 per 1,000 people | 0.301 per 1,000 people | 0.301 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1772 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.204 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.107 per 1,000 people | 0.099 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1263 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 0.146 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1638 per 1,000 people | 0.137 per 1,000 people | 0.185 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 171 Congo 0.173 per 1,000 people compare
- 172 Madagascar 0.172 per 1,000 people compare
- 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.166 per 1,000 people compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 per 1,000 people compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.148 per 1,000 people compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.143 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vanuatu?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vanuatu was 0.164 per 1,000 people in 2019, 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.301 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.099 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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