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Definition: This entry gives 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. WHO estimates that fewer than 23 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 10,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Physicians density bar chart
| Country Name | Physicians density (physicians/1,000 population) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 6 | 2007 |
| Greece | 6 | 2008 |
| Monaco | 6 | 1995 |
| Belarus | 5 | 2007 |
| Austria | 5 | 2009 |
| Georgia | 5 | 2007 |
| Russia | 4 | 2006 |
| Italy | 4 | 2008 |
| Norway | 4 | 2008 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2009 |
| Iceland | 4 | 2008 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2007 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2007 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 2007 |
| Portugal | 4 | 2009 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2008 |
| Andorra | 4 | 2007 |
| Spain | 4 | 2009 |
| Armenia | 4 | 2007 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2008 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 2008 |
| Israel | 4 | 2007 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 2008 |
| Sweden | 4 | 2006 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 2009 |
| Germany | 4 | 2008 |
| France | 3 | 2008 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2007 |
| Estonia | 3 | 2008 |
| Korea, North | 3 | 2003 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2008 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2004 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2006 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2008 |
| Malta | 3 | 2009 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 2007 |
| Australia | 3 | 2009 |
| Latvia | 3 | 2009 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2008 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2004 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 2007 |
| Egypt | 3 | 2009 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 2008 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2006 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2009 |
| Finland | 3 | 2008 |
| United States | 3 | 2004 |
| Moldova | 3 | 2007 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 2007 |
| Croatia | 3 | 2007 |
| Macedonia | 3 | 2006 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2008 |
| Jordan | 2 | 2009 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 2007 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2007 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2007 |
| Poland | 2 | 2008 |
| Japan | 2 | 2006 |
| Serbia | 2 | 2007 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 2006 |
| Korea, South | 2 | 2008 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 2001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2007 |
| Romania | 2 | 2006 |
| Canada | 2 | 2006 |
| Oman | 2 | 2008 |
| Libya | 2 | 2009 |
| Singapore | 2 | 2009 |
| Barbados | 2 | 2005 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2009 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2007 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 2008 |
| Seychelles | 2 | 2004 |
| Syria | 2 | 2008 |
| Panama | 2 | 2000 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2000 |
| Turkey | 1 | 2008 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 2008 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2005 |
| Brunei | 1 | 2008 |
| China | 1 | 2009 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2002 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 2000 |
| Palau | 1 | 2006 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 2008 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 2001 |
| Algeria | 1 | 2007 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2007 |
| Philippines | 1 | 2004 |
| Albania | 1 | 2007 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 2002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2000 |
| Chile | 1 | 2003 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 2004 |
| Bahamas, The | 1 | 1998 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2008 |
| Peru | 1 | 2009 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1999 |
| Iran | 1 | 2005 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 2003 |
| Belize | 1 | 2009 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2009 |
| South Africa | 1 | 2004 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2000 |
| Nauru | 1 | 2008 |
| Iraq | 1 | 2009 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 2008 |
| Morocco | 1 | 2009 |
| India | 1 | 2005 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 2008 |
| Honduras | 1 | 2000 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1997 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2006 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2004 |
| Guyana | 0 | 2000 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 2002 |
| Burma | 0 | 2008 |
| Fiji | 0 | 2003 |
| Suriname | 0 | 2000 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 2008 |
| Namibia | 0 | 2007 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 2003 |
| Botswana | 0 | 2006 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2004 |
| Yemen | 0 | 2009 |
| Thailand | 0 | 2004 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 2006 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 2007 |
| Tonga | 0 | 2002 |
| Gabon | 0 | 2004 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 2007 |
| Sudan | 0 | 2008 |
| Laos | 0 | 2005 |
| Samoa | 0 | 2005 |
| Haiti | 0 | 1998 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 2006 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 2008 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 2009 |
| Nepal | 0 | 2004 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 2004 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 2005 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1999 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 2007 |
| Swaziland | 0 | 2004 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 2004 |
| Comoros | 0 | 2004 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2008 |
| Kenya | 0 | 2002 |
| Mauritania | 0 | 2009 |
| Uganda | 0 | 2005 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 2008 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 | 2004 |
| Guinea | 0 | 2005 |
| East Timor | 0 | 2004 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 0 | 2007 |
| Ghana | 0 | 2009 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 2004 |
| Angola | 0 | 2004 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 2008 |
| Senegal | 0 | 2008 |
| Benin | 0 | 2008 |
| Zambia | 0 | 2006 |
| Togo | 0 | 2008 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2008 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 2003 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 2004 |
| Mali | 0 | 2008 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2008 |
| Chad | 0 | 2004 |
| Gambia, The | 0 | 2008 |
| Somalia | 0 | 2006 |
| Burundi | 0 | 2004 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 2006 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 2005 |
| Bhutan | 0 | 2007 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 2007 |
| Niger | 0 | 2008 |
| Malawi | 0 | 2008 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 2008 |
| Liberia | 0 | 2008 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 2006 |
