Physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam
Vietnam: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.11 in 2021. β² Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Vietnam, 1980β2021
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Vietnam
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 624,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 623,058 (2025)
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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