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Medical doctors per 1,000 people in the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(physicians per 1,000 persons)
Date
1Cuba8.192017
2Monaco6.562014
3San Marino6.152014
4Sweden5.402016
5Austria5.142016
6Georgia5.102015
7Uruguay5.052017
8Norway4.632017
9Greece4.592016
10Denmark4.462016
11Lithuania4.342016
12Czech Republic4.312016
13Switzerland4.242016
14Germany4.212016
15Italy4.092017
16Belarus4.082014
17Spain4.072016
18Russia4.012016
19Bulgaria3.992014
20Iceland3.972017
21Argentina3.962017
22Malta3.832015
23Finland3.812016
24Korea (North)3.672017
25Australia3.592016
26Netherlands3.512016
27Estonia3.472016
28Azerbaijan3.452014
29Portugal3.342016
30Andorra3.332015
31Belgium3.322016
32Kazakhstan3.252014
33France3.232016
33Hungary3.232016
35Israel3.222016
36Moldova3.202015
37Latvia3.192016
38Croatia3.132016
38Serbia3.132016
40Ireland3.092017
41Luxembourg3.032017
41New Zealand3.032016
43Ukraine3.012014
44Armenia2.902014
45Mongolia2.892016
45Puerto Rico2.892016
47North Macedonia2.872015
48United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2.812017
48Slovenia2.812015
50Qatar2.782016
51Antigua and Barbuda2.762017
52Tokelau2.722010
53Trinidad and Tobago2.672015
54Faroe Islands2.622016
55Canada2.612017
56United States of America2.592016
57Kuwait2.582015
58Mauritius2.542018
59Saint Kitts and Nevis2.522015
60Barbados2.492017
61Slovakia2.462016
62Japan2.412016
62Macau2.412010
64Poland2.402016
65Saudi Arabia2.392016
65United Arab Emirates2.392016
67Korea (South)2.372017
67Uzbekistan2.372014
69Jordan2.342017
70Montenegro2.332015
71Singapore2.312016
72Lebanon2.272017
73Romania2.262016
74Mexico2.252016
75New Caledonia2.222009
75Turkmenistan2.222014
77Libya2.162017
78Brazil2.152018
79French Polynesia2.132009
80Colombia2.082017
81Ecuador2.052016
82Oman1.972017
83Hong Kong1.962018
84Cyprus1.952016
85Bahamas1.942017
86Bosnia and Herzegovina1.892013
87Kyrgyzstan1.882014
88Greenland1.872016
89Algeria1.832016
90China1.792015
91Brunei1.772015
92Turkey1.762014
93Tajikistan1.702014
94Bolivia1.612016
95El Salvador1.572016
95Panama1.572016
97Dominican Republic1.562017
98Malaysia1.512015
99Grenada1.452017
100Cook Islands1.422014
101Paraguay1.372018
102Jamaica1.322017
103Palestinian Territories1.302014
104Philippines1.282010
105Peru1.272016
105Tunisia1.272016
107Nauru1.242015
108Suriname1.232018
109Syria1.222016
110Albania1.202016
111Palau1.192014
112Costa Rica1.152013
113Iran1.142015
114Belize1.132017
115Chile1.082016
115Dominica1.082017
117Maldives1.042016
118Nicaragua1.012018
119Pakistan0.982015
120Sri Lanka0.962017
121Seychelles0.952016
122Bahrain0.932015
123Tuvalu0.922014
124South Africa0.912017
125Myanmar (Burma)0.862017
126Fiji0.842015
127Iraq0.822017
127Vietnam0.822016
129Thailand0.812017
130Guyana0.802018
131Egypt0.792017
132India0.782017
133Cape Verde0.772015
134Morocco0.732017
135East Timor0.722017
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.662010
137Nepal0.652017
138Bangladesh0.532015
139Tonga0.522013
140Laos0.502014
141Marshall Islands0.462012
142Sudan0.412015
143Equatorial Guinea0.402017
144Indonesia0.382017
144Nigeria0.382013
146Bhutan0.372017
146Botswana0.372016
148Gabon0.362016
148Guatemala0.362018
150Samoa0.342016
151Honduras0.312017
151Yemen0.312014
153Afghanistan0.282016
154Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)0.232014
154Haiti0.232018
156Djibouti0.222014
157Angola0.212017
158Guinea-Bissau0.202015
158Kenya0.202014
158Kiribati0.202013
158Solomon Islands0.202016
162Micronesia0.192009
163Ghana0.182017
163Madagascar0.182014
163Mauritania0.182017
166Cambodia0.172014
166Comoros0.172012
166Vanuatu0.172016
169Benin0.162016
170Mali0.142016
171Rwanda0.132017
172Congo (Republic)0.122011
173Gambia0.112015
173Saint Lucia0.112009
175Ethiopia0.102017
176Cameroon0.092011
176Congo (Democratic Republic)0.092013
176Uganda0.092015
176Zambia0.092016
180Eswatini0.082016
180Guinea0.082016
180Zimbabwe0.082014
183Lesotho0.072010
183Mozambique0.072017
183Senegal0.072016
186Burkina Faso0.062016
186Central African Republic0.062015
188Burundi0.052016
188Chad0.052016
188Niger0.052014
188Papua New Guinea0.052010
188Togo0.052015
193Liberia0.042015
193Tanzania0.042014
195Sierra Leone0.032011
196Malawi0.022016
196Somalia0.022014
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No information is available for non-listed countries.

This page reports the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-06-28)