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Physicians in Vietnam

Vietnam: Physicians was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.11 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.11 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.241 per 1,000 people
in 1980
Years of data
26
1980–2021

Physicians in Vietnam, 1980–2021

0.20.40.60.811.21980200020211980: 0.241 per 1,000 people1981: 0.247 per 1,000 people1986: 1.1 per 1,000 people1989: 0.391 per 1,000 people1990: 0.404 per 1,000 people1991: 0.407 per 1,000 people1992: 0.437 per 1,000 people1997: 0.569 per 1,000 people1998: 0.48 per 1,000 people1999: 0.515 per 1,000 people2001: 0.543 per 1,000 people2002: 0.571 per 1,000 people2005: 0.635 per 1,000 people2006: 0.643 per 1,000 people2007: 0.655 per 1,000 people2008: 0.673 per 1,000 people2009: 0.703 per 1,000 people2010: 0.714 per 1,000 people2012: 0.824 per 1,000 people2014: 0.783 per 1,000 people2015: 0.795 per 1,000 people2016: 0.825 per 1,000 people2018: 0.881 per 1,000 people2019: 0.99 per 1,000 people2020: 0.856 per 1,000 people2021: 1.1 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, physicians in Vietnam stood at 1.11 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians in Vietnam peaked at 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.241 per 1,000 people, in 1980.

Vietnam ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 per 1,000 people 0.241 per 1,000 people 1.06 per 1,000 people 4
1990s 0.4687 per 1,000 people 0.404 per 1,000 people 0.569 per 1,000 people 6
2000s 0.6319 per 1,000 people 0.543 per 1,000 people 0.703 per 1,000 people 7
2010s 0.8303 per 1,000 people 0.714 per 1,000 people 0.99 per 1,000 people 7
2020s 0.9815 per 1,000 people 0.856 per 1,000 people 1.11 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 113 Pakistan 1.16 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 114 Dominica 1.16 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 115 Sri Lanka 1.14 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 117 Belize 1.09 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 118 Iraq 1.02 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 119 Tonga 1.01 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians in Vietnam?
Physicians in Vietnam was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest physicians recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest physicians recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.241 per 1,000 people in 1980.
How does Vietnam rank for physicians?
Vietnam ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is physicians 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 Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.