Chad—Physicians (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #140 of 192Series years: 1997–2024
Latest Value
1,632
2024
YoY Change
-0.5%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#140
of 192 countries
Maximum
1,641
2023
Minimum
156
1998
CAGR
+8.2%
19 years
Last
1,632
Previous
1,641
Highest
1,641
Lowest
156
Unit
medical doctors
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Chad's physicians (total) was 1,632 in 2024, ranking #140 out of 192 countries. This represents a -0.5% change from 2023. Over the past 19 years, the highest recorded value was 1,641 (2023) and the lowest was 156 (1998). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Chad — Physicians (total): 1,632 medical doctors for reference year 2024. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here. The previous reference-year reading was 1,641 medical doctors in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
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| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,632 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,641 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1,506 | +50.6% |
| 2021 | 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,003 | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 859 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 803 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 651 | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 540 | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 696 | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 608 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 573 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 528 | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 368 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 345 | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 235 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 232 | +48.7% |
| 1998 | 156 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 195 |
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About This Indicator
Definition
Number of medical doctors; no conversion from the incorrectly mapped density. WHO GHO series HWF_0002. These are workforce counts, not counts per 10,000 people. Country definitions, sector coverage, reporting years and completeness can differ; consult WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts documentation when comparing countries.
Unit
medical doctors
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory)Available series: 1997–2024View original source →