Physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam

Vietnam: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.11 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
1.11
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 2021
All-time low
0.241
in 1980
Years of data
26
1980–2021

Physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam, 1980–2021

0.20.40.60.811.21980200020211980: 0.2411981: 0.2471986: 1.11989: 0.3911990: 0.4041991: 0.4071992: 0.4371997: 0.5691998: 0.481999: 0.5152001: 0.5432002: 0.5712005: 0.6352006: 0.6432007: 0.6552008: 0.6732009: 0.7032010: 0.7142012: 0.8242014: 0.7832015: 0.7952016: 0.8252018: 0.8812019: 0.992020: 0.8562021: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam is 1.11, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam peaked at 1.11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.241, in 1980.

That places Vietnam 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4838 0.241 1.06 4
1990s 0.4687 0.404 0.569 6
2000s 0.6319 0.543 0.703 7
2010s 0.8303 0.714 0.99 7
2020s 0.9815 0.856 1.11 2

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 113 Pakistan 1.16 compare
  2. 114 Dominica 1.16 compare
  3. 115 Sri Lanka 1.14 compare
  4. 117 Belize 1.09 compare
  5. 118 Iraq 1.02 compare
  6. 119 Tonga 1.01 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More health data for Vietnam

All data for Vietnam β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam?
Physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam was 1.11 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 2021.
What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1980.
How does Vietnam rank for physicians per 1000 people?
Vietnam ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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