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Total number of RCTs published in high ranked medical journals

· higher is better · 147 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2017

League table

147 shown
  1. 1United States18,393
  2. 2United Kingdom8,028
  3. 3Canada4,548
  4. 4Germany4,415
  5. 5France3,900
  6. 6Italy3,608
  7. 7Netherlands3,453
  8. 8Australia2,354
  9. 9Belgium2,197
  10. 10Spain2,020
  11. 11Sweden1,909
  12. 12Switzerland1,862
  13. 13Denmark1,523
  14. 14Poland953
  15. 15Austria945
  16. 16Japan820
  17. 17Finland797
  18. 18China771
  19. 19Norway756
  20. 20Israel661
  21. 21Brazil626
  22. 22New Zealand602
  23. 23Czechia486
  24. 24Korea, Rep.474
  25. 25South Africa463
  26. 26Russian Federation425
  27. 27Greece419
  28. 28Hungary392
  29. 29Argentina390
  30. 30India370
  31. 31Taiwan341
  32. 32Ireland297
  33. 33Mexico253
  34. 34Singapore194
  35. 35Turkiye189
  36. 36Thailand185
  37. 37Portugal168
  38. 38Chile157
  39. 39Romania149
  40. 40Ukraine113
  41. 41Uganda112
  42. 42Kenya107
  43. 43Slovak Republic87
  44. 43Peru87
  45. 44Bulgaria84
  46. 45Slovenia83
  47. 46Tanzania80
  48. 47Bangladesh67
  49. 47Philippines67
  50. 47Pakistan67
  51. 48Colombia65
  52. 49Croatia61
  53. 50Egypt, Arab Rep.59
  54. 51Serbia58
  55. 52Malawi56
  56. 53Lithuania49
  57. 53Viet Nam49
  58. 54Saudi Arabia48
  59. 55Malaysia45
  60. 55Latvia45
  61. 55Iceland45
  62. 56Estonia41
  63. 57Zambia40
  64. 58Gambia, The39
  65. 59Nepal38
  66. 60Zimbabwe35
  67. 61Indonesia33
  68. 62Ghana31
  69. 63Senegal29
  70. 64Venezuela, RB28
  71. 65Nigeria27
  72. 65Costa Rica27
  73. 66Tunisia25
  74. 67Burkina Faso23
  75. 68Iran, Islamic Rep.21
  76. 68Mozambique21
  77. 69Guatemala20
  78. 69Ethiopia20
  79. 69Gabon20
  80. 70Mali19
  81. 70Luxembourg19
  82. 71Georgia18
  83. 72Cuba17
  84. 73Haiti15
  85. 73Botswana15
  86. 73Lebanon15
  87. 73Belarus15
  88. 73Congo, Dem. Rep.15
  89. 74Cote d'Ivoire14
  90. 75Papua New Guinea13
  91. 75Panama13
  92. 76Uruguay12
  93. 76Qatar12
  94. 76Guinea-Bissau12
  95. 76Ecuador12
  96. 77Sri Lanka11
  97. 77Dominican Republic11
  98. 78Bosnia and Herzegovina10
  99. 79Cambodia9
  100. 80Jamaica8
  101. 81Honduras7
  102. 81Benin7
  103. 81Niger7
  104. 81Cameroon7
  105. 81United Arab Emirates7
  106. 81Myanmar7
  107. 81Guinea7
  108. 82North Macedonia6
  109. 82Malta6
  110. 82Sierra Leone6
  111. 82Morocco6
  112. 82Nicaragua6
  113. 83Trinidad and Tobago5
  114. 83Mongolia5
  115. 83Monaco5
  116. 83Lao PDR5
  117. 84Rwanda4
  118. 84Bolivia4
  119. 85Sudan3
  120. 85Fiji3
  121. 85Angola3
  122. 85Kuwait3
  123. 85Algeria3
  124. 86Moldova2
  125. 86Kazakhstan2
  126. 86Yemen, Rep.2
  127. 86Cyprus2
  128. 86Afghanistan2
  129. 86Liberia2
  130. 86Oman2
  131. 86Bahrain2
  132. 86Kyrgyz Republic2
  133. 87Eswatini1
  134. 87Jordan1
  135. 87Paraguay1
  136. 87El Salvador1
  137. 87Puerto Rico (US)1
  138. 87Iraq1
  139. 87Togo1
  140. 87Barbados1
  141. 87Lesotho1
  142. 87Uzbekistan1
  143. 87Armenia1
  144. 87Madagascar1
  145. 87Albania1
  146. 87Marshall Islands1
  147. 87Mauritius1

Total number of RCTs published in high ranked medical journals