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Physicians per 1,000 people2020

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2022Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data136 / 217No observation: 81
First-ranked country or territoryCuba9.29 per 1,000 people

Top 10

per 1,000 people · 2020
01Cuba
9.29
02Monaco
8.61
03Greece
6.19
04Portugal
5.58
05Austria
5.34
06Argentina
5.3
07Georgia
5.12
08Norway
4.68
09Belarus
4.6
10Andorra
4.59

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Physicians per 1,000 people · 2020 · per 1,000 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 people)Year
01Cuba9.292020
02Monaco8.612020
03Greece6.192020
04Portugal5.582020
05Austria5.342020
06Argentina5.32020
07Georgia5.122020
08Norway4.682020
09Belarus4.62020
10Andorra4.592020
11Spain4.552020
12Lithuania4.482020
13Germany4.442020
14Switzerland4.392020
15Denmark4.382020
16Sweden4.322020
17Iceland4.322020
18Trinidad & Tobago4.32020
19Bulgaria4.282020
20St. Lucia4.232020
21Malta4.162020
22Czechia4.152020
23Moldova4.042020
24Italy3.972020
25Australia3.92020
26Russia3.812020
27Netherlands3.82020
28Mongolia3.782020
29Slovakia3.672020
30Kazakhstan3.662020
31Finland3.612020
32Croatia3.612020
33Israel3.572020
34United States3.522020
35Belgium3.512020
36Estonia3.482020
37Ireland3.462020
38New Zealand3.442020
39North Macedonia3.342020
40Latvia3.342020
41Romania3.312020
42Poland3.32020
42Slovenia3.32020
44France3.252020
45Cyprus3.22020
46Armenia3.162020
47Hungary3.142020
48Azerbaijan3.122020
49Saudi Arabia3.082020
50United Kingdom3.032020
51Serbia2.882020
52Montenegro2.832020
53United Arab Emirates2.832020
54Chile2.82020
55Mauritius2.692020
56Lebanon2.682020
57Singapore2.642020
58Barbados2.622020
59Japan2.592020
60South Korea2.512020
61Costa Rica2.492020
62Mexico2.422020
63Canada2.422020
64Colombia2.392020
65China2.382020
66Ecuador2.312020
67Uzbekistan2.312020
68Kuwait2.272020
69Malaysia2.182020
70Oman22020
71Tajikistan22020
72Türkiye1.992020
73Turkmenistan1.962020
74Dominican Republic1.952020
75Albania1.882020
76Palau1.82020
77Kyrgyzstan1.692020
78Panama1.632020
79Syria1.52020
80Peru1.442020
81Guyana1.392020
82Tuvalu1.352020
83Tunisia1.322020
84Paraguay1.32020
85Guatemala1.282020
86Sri Lanka1.172020
87Micronesia0.972020
88Bolivia0.962020
89Tonga0.952020
90Iraq0.922020
91Nepal0.862020
92Vietnam0.862020
93Philippines0.752020
93Timor-Leste0.752020
95Bahrain0.742020
96Cape Verde0.722020
97India0.722020
98Egypt0.672020
99Bangladesh0.662020
100Indonesia0.622020
101Gabon0.592020
102Samoa0.562020
103Thailand0.512020
104Honduras0.492020
105Bhutan0.492020
106Comoros0.442020
107Botswana0.432020
108Namibia0.382020
109Laos0.362020
110Afghanistan0.252020
110Zambia0.252020
112Mauritania0.22020
113Guinea-Bissau0.192020
114Yemen0.182020
115Ghana0.172020
116Uganda0.162020
117Côte d’Ivoire0.152020
118Liberia0.152020
119Eswatini0.142020
120Zimbabwe0.132020
121Rwanda0.122020
122Ethiopia0.12020
123Cameroon0.12020
124Burkina Faso0.12020
125Eritrea0.092020
126Mozambique0.082020
127Senegal0.082020
128Togo0.082020
129Gambia0.082020
130Kenya0.072020
131Sierra Leone0.072020
132Burundi0.072020
133Chad0.062020
134Malawi0.052020
135South Sudan0.042020
136Niger0.042020
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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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  "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": [
    {
      "id": "8",
      "value": "Health "
    }
  ]
}

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