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Physicians per 1,000 people2022

Physicians per 1,000 people. Consult source metadata for coverage and professional definitions.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2022Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data125 / 217No observation: 92
First-ranked country or territorySeychelles6.6 per 1,000 people

Top 10

per 1,000 people · 2022
02Greece
6.58
03Portugal
5.85
04Georgia
5.54
05Argentina
5.44
06Austria
5.43
07Andorra
5.16
08Russia
5.11
09Norway
4.91
10Uruguay
4.67

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Physicians per 1,000 people · 2022 · per 1,000 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 people)Year
01Seychelles6.62022
02Greece6.582022
03Portugal5.852022
04Georgia5.542022
05Argentina5.442022
06Austria5.432022
07Andorra5.162022
08Russia5.112022
09Norway4.912022
10Uruguay4.672022
11Belarus4.672022
12San Marino4.662022
13Germany4.532022
14Malta4.512022
15Switzerland4.482022
16Lithuania4.472022
17Iceland4.442022
18Czechia4.352022
19Bulgaria4.332022
20Spain4.292022
21Italy4.192022
22Moldova4.142022
23Mongolia4.132022
24Australia4.092022
25Croatia3.912022
26Paraguay3.892022
27Netherlands3.882022
28Kazakhstan3.722022
29Slovakia3.72022
30Israel3.692022
31United States3.682022
32Romania3.622022
33New Zealand3.612022
34Belgium3.572022
35Cyprus3.562022
36Saudi Arabia3.482022
37Estonia3.472022
38Hungary3.462022
39Poland3.422022
40Latvia3.42022
41Slovenia3.372022
42Ireland3.362022
43Armenia3.362022
44France3.282022
45Azerbaijan3.182022
46Chile3.182022
47United Kingdom3.142022
48China3.112022
49Serbia3.12022
50Barbados2.962022
51North Macedonia2.942022
52United Arab Emirates2.922022
53Jordan2.852022
54Singapore2.832022
55Canada2.812022
56Montenegro2.812022
57Costa Rica2.692022
58Japan2.652022
59South Korea2.612022
60Mexico2.592022
61Palau2.472022
62Malaysia2.292022
63Türkiye2.242022
64Dominican Republic2.232022
65Oman1.992022
66Tajikistan1.942022
67Turkmenistan1.922022
68Algeria1.662022
69Peru1.652022
70Panama1.622022
71Kyrgyzstan1.62022
72El Salvador1.572022
73Mauritius1.442022
74Iraq1.022022
75South Africa0.792022
76Cape Verde0.722022
77Bangladesh0.722022
78Indonesia0.682022
79Eswatini0.562022
80Bhutan0.552022
80Namibia0.552022
82Gabon0.522022
83São Tomé & Príncipe0.462022
84Comoros0.422022
85Botswana0.412022
86Nigeria0.392022
87Laos0.332022
88Zambia0.322022
89Haiti0.292022
90Mauritania0.262022
91Guinea-Bissau0.252022
92Angola0.242022
93Kenya0.242022
94Lesotho0.242022
95Djibouti0.212022
96Guinea0.212022
97Congo - Kinshasa0.212022
98Mali0.192022
98Uganda0.192022
100Benin0.192022
101Liberia0.182022
102Mozambique0.182022
103Congo - Brazzaville0.172022
104Madagascar0.172022
105Yemen0.162022
106Côte d’Ivoire0.162022
107Equatorial Guinea0.152022
108Burkina Faso0.152022
109Ghana0.142022
110Cameroon0.142022
111Sierra Leone0.132022
111Tanzania0.132022
113Zimbabwe0.132022
114Senegal0.122022
115Ethiopia0.12022
116Gambia0.12022
117Rwanda0.092022
118Eritrea0.092022
119Chad0.082022
120Togo0.082022
121Burundi0.082022
122Malawi0.052022
123South Sudan0.042022
124Central African Republic0.032022
125Niger0.032022

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No observation (92)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Physicians per 1,000 people. Consult source metadata for coverage and professional definitions.
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
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Original metadata
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

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  "name": "Physicians (per 1,000 people)",
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  },
  "sourceNote": "Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO);\nOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);\nCountry data",
  "topics": [
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      "id": "8",
      "value": "Health "
    }
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}