Specialist medical practitioners in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Specialist medical practitioners was 759 in 2022. β² Rising
Specialist medical practitioners in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005β2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 759 for specialist medical practitioners in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 915 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 373, in 2005.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 373 | 373 | 373 | 1 |
| 2010s | 680.89 | 457 | 915 | 9 |
| 2020s | 716.67 | 690 | 759 | 3 |
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More health data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5024 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 72,951 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 759 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 915 in 2013.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 373 in 2005.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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