Specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Specialist medical practitioners was 21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
95th
of 95 countries
All-time high
34
in 2018
All-time low
9
in 2021
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau is 21, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 34 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2021.
That places Guinea-Bissau 95th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14 | — |
| 2018 | 34 | +142.9% |
| 2020 | 10 | -70.6% |
| 2021 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 21 | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24 | 14 | 34 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.2 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 92 Central African Republic 102 compare
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Guinea-Bissau was 21 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2018.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 95th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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