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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. 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.

Description: The map displayed here shows how Physicians density varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Physicians density bar chart

 

CountryPhysicians density (physicians/1,000 population)Year
Cuba82017
Monaco82014
Georgia62017
San Marino62014
Greece52017
Belarus52015
Austria52017
Portugal52017
Uruguay52017
Lithuania52017
Armenia42017
Switzerland42017
Germany42017
Czech Republic42017
Bulgaria42015
Denmark42016
Russia42016
Argentina42017
Iceland42017
Italy42017
Kazakhstan42014
Sweden42016
Spain42017
Finland42016
Australia42017
Korea, North42017
Netherlands42017
Israel32017
New Zealand32017
Estonia32017
Azerbaijan32014
Slovakia32017
Trinidad and Tobago32017
Hungary32017
Andorra32015
Ireland32017
France32017
Moldova32017
Latvia32017
Serbia32016
Slovenia32017
Belgium32017
Puerto Rico32018
Luxembourg32017
Croatia32016
Ukraine32014
Romania32017
Antigua and Barbuda32017
Costa Rica32017
Macedonia32015
Mongolia32016
Malta32015
Norway32017
United Kingdom32017
Qatar32016
Saint Kitts and Nevis32015
Kuwait32015
United States32017
Mauritius32019
Saudi Arabia32017
Barbados22017
Chile22017
United Arab Emirates22017
Macau22010
Japan22016
Mexico22017
Montenegro22015
Poland22017
Uzbekistan22014
Korea, South22017
Jordan22017
Canada22017
Singapore22016
Turkmenistan22014
New Caledonia22009
Kyrgyzstan22014
Brazil22017
Bosnia and Herzegovina22015
Seychelles22016
Colombia22017
Tajikistan22014
Libya22017
Ecuador22016
Lebanon22017
Bahamas, The22017
China22017
Hong Kong22018
Oman22017
Greenland22016
Turkey22017
Algeria22017
Brunei22017
Bolivia22016
El Salvador22016
Panama22016
Dominican Republic22017
Malaysia22015
Palau12014
Grenada12017
Paraguay12018
Nauru12015
Jamaica12017
Peru12016
Tunisia12017
Syria12016
Suriname12018
Albania12016
Iran12017
Belize12017
Dominica12017
Nicaragua12018
Pakistan12017
Bahrain12015
Sri Lanka12017
Nepal12017
Tuvalu12014
South Africa12017
Burma12017
Fiji12015
Iraq12017
Vietnam12016
Thailand12017
Guyana12018
Egypt12017
Cape Verde12015
India12017
East Timor12017
Morocco12017
Gabon12017
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12010
Saint Lucia12017
Philippines12017
Namibia12017
Tonga12013
Bangladesh12017
Botswana12016
Yemen12014
Laos02014
Nigeria02016
Bhutan02017
Equatorial Guinea02017
Indonesia02017
Guatemala02018
Samoa02016
Swaziland02016
Honduras02017
Afghanistan02016
Comoros02016
Sudan02017
Haiti02018
Djibouti02014
Angola02017
Kenya02014
Kiribati02013
Solomon Islands02016
Cambodia02014
Zimbabwe02017
Madagascar02014
Mauritania02017
Vanuatu02016
Uganda02017
Zambia02016
Congo, Republic of the02011
Ghana02017
Mali02016
Rwanda02017
Guinea-Bissau02016
Gambia, The02015
Ethiopia02017
Burundi02017
Cameroon02011
Guinea02016
Mozambique02017
Burkina Faso02017
Senegal02017
Lesotho02010
Central African Republic02015
Eritrea02016
Benin02016
Papua New Guinea02010
Sao Tome and Principe02017
Niger02016
Liberia02015
Chad02017
Togo02017
Sierra Leone02011
Somalia02014
Malawi02016
Tanzania02016