Health

Physicians / 1,000

SH.MED.PHYS.ZS

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 4.53 for Germany in 2022, over a series running from 1991 to 2022 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Germany, 4.53) to the lowest (South Sudan, 0.04).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Luxembourg	Estonia	Poland
2023									4.03
2022	4.53	4.19	3.88	3.68	3.11	0.04		3.47	3.42
2021	4.5	4.06	3.88	3.58	2.52			3.43	3.42
2020	4.44	3.97	3.81	3.52	2.39	0.04		3.48	3.3
2019	4.37	4.02	3.71	3.48	2.26	0.03		3.47	3.28
2018	4.29	3.99	3.63	2.55	2.12	0.04		3.48	2.34
2017	4.23	4	3.57		2		2.98	3.47	2.36
2016	4.17	3.96	3.5		1.89		2.88	3.46	2.4
2015	4.12	3.85	3.46		1.8		2.91	3.42	2.31
2014	4.09	3.89	3.39		1.71		2.88	3.36	2.29
2013	4.02	3.87	3.28		1.66		2.83	3.34	2.23
2012	3.92	3.81	3.22		1.56		2.81	3.28	2.22
2011	3.85	3.84	3.1		1.49		2.78	3.29	2.2
2010	3.76	3.76	2.94		1.46		2.77	3.24	2.18
2009	3.66	3.74	2.9		1.42		2.71	3.28	2.18
2008	3.58	3.74	2.84		1.34		2.72	3.34	2.17
2007	3.53	3.75	2.77		1.29		2.71	3.26	2.2
2006	3.47	3.69	2.77		1.27		2.61	3.18	2.18
2005	3.41	3.69	2.68		1.24		2.56	3.14	2.14
2004	3.39	3.67	2.63	2.71	1.22		2.42	3.02	2.29
2003	3.37	3.6	2.59		1.19		2.38	3	2.43
2002	3.34	9.34	2.55		1.14		2.26	2.96	2.3
2001	3.31	3.49	2.49		1.28		2.21	2.78	2.27
2000	3.26	3.42	2.42	2.6	1.26		2.15	2.94	2.22
1999	3.21	4.09	2.36		1.24		2.5	2.99	2.29
1998	3.16	4.05			1.21		2.45	2.95	2.35
1997	3.1	3.98			1.21		2.41	3.19	2.38
1996	3.09	3.88			1.2		2.32	3.11	2.37
1995	3.04	3.76		2.41	1.19		2.24	3.16	2.33
1994	2.98	5.78					2.16	3.17	2.29
1993	2.9	5.72		1.9			2.14	3.19	2.23
1992	2.82	5.68		1.9			2.08	3.25	2.19
1991	2.75	5.6	2.58	1.9			2.02	3.53	2.17
1990		5.49	2.49	1.8	1.13		2.01	3.5	2.15
1989				1.8	1.54		2
1988				1.8	1.47		1.9
1987				1.8	1.37		1.8	3.48	2.1
1986				1.7	1.35		1.9	3.41	2
1985							1.8	3.35	2
1984					1.33		1.7		1.9
1983				1.6	1.32		1.7		1.9
1982				1.6	1.3		1.7		1.8
1981				1.5	1.25		1.5		1.8
1980				1.5			1.7	2.94	1.8
1979			1.8	1.4	1.12		1.6		1.7
1978			1.8	1.4			1.5		1.7
1977			1.7	1.3	1.03		1.3		1.7
1976			1.7	1.3	1		1.3		1.6
1975			1.6	1.3	0.96		1.3		1.6
1974			1.5		0.92		1.2		1.6
1973			1.4		0.89		1.2		1.5
1972			1.4		0.86		1.2		1.5
1971			1.3		0.85		1.2		1.5
1970			1.2	1.2	0.86		1.1		1.4
1969			1.2		0.88		1.1		1.4
1968			1.2		0.91		1.1		1.4
1967			1.2		0.94		1		1.3
1966			1.2		0.96		1		1.3
1965			1.2	1.2	1.07		1		1.2
1964			1.1				1		1.2
1963			1.1				1		1.1
1962			1.1				1		1.1
1961			1.1				1		1
1960			1.1	1.1			1		1

World Bank definition

Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

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