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Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
Health Statistics > Physicians > per 1,000 people (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
San Marino :
47.35 per 1,000 people
1990
Health in San Marino
# 2
Cuba :
5.91 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cuba
# 3
Monaco :
5.81 per 1,000 people
1995
Health in Monaco
# 4
Saint Lucia :
5.17 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Saint Lucia
# 5
Belarus :
4.55 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Belarus
# 6
Greece :
4.4 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Greece
# 7
Russia :
4.25 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Russia
# 8
Italy :
4.2 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Italy
# 9
Turkmenistan :
4.18 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Turkmenistan
# 10
Georgia :
4.09 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Georgia
# 11
Lithuania :
3.97 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Lithuania
# 12
Belgium :
3.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Belgium
# 13
Israel :
3.82 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Israel
# 14
Andorra :
3.7 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Andorra
# 15
Uruguay :
3.65 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Uruguay
# 16
Iceland :
3.62 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Iceland
# 17
Switzerland :
3.6 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Switzerland
# 18
Armenia :
3.59 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Armenia
# 19
Bulgaria :
3.56 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Bulgaria
# 20
Azerbaijan :
3.55 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Azerbaijan
# 21
Kazakhstan :
3.54 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Kazakhstan
# 22
Czech Republic :
3.5 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Czech Republic
= 23
Germany :
3.4 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Germany
= 23
Austria :
3.4 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Austria
# 25
France :
3.37 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in France
= 26
Portugal :
3.3 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Portugal
= 26
Sweden :
3.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Sweden
# 28
Korea, North :
3.29 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Korea, North
# 29
Lebanon :
3.25 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Lebanon
= 30
Hungary :
3.2 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Hungary
= 30
Spain :
3.2 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Spain
# 32
Malta :
3.18 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Malta
# 33
Estonia :
3.16 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Estonia
= 34
Slovakia :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Slovakia
= 34
Netherlands :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Netherlands
= 34
Norway :
3.1 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Norway
= 37
Argentina :
3.01 per 1,000 people
1998
Health in Argentina
= 37
Latvia :
3.01 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Latvia
# 39
Ukraine :
2.95 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Ukraine
# 40
Denmark :
2.9 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Denmark
# 41
Ireland :
2.79 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Ireland
# 42
Uzbekistan :
2.74 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Uzbekistan
# 43
Luxembourg :
2.7 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Luxembourg
# 44
Moldova :
2.64 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Moldova
# 45
Mongolia :
2.63 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Mongolia
# 46
Finland :
2.6 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Finland
= 47
Kyrgyzstan :
2.5 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
= 47
Poland :
2.5 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Poland
= 47
Australia :
2.5 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Australia
# 50
Croatia :
2.4 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Croatia
# 51
Cyprus :
2.34 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Cyprus
# 52
United States :
2.3 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in United States
# 53
Slovenia :
2.25 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Slovenia
# 54
Qatar :
2.22 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Qatar
= 55
New Zealand :
2.2 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in New Zealand
= 55
United Kingdom :
2.2 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in United Kingdom
# 57
Macedonia, Republic of :
2.19 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 58
Canada :
2.1 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Canada
= 59
Serbia and Montenegro :
2.06 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
= 59
Brazil :
2.06 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Brazil
= 61
Jordan :
2.03 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Jordan
= 61
Tajikistan :
2.03 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Tajikistan
# 63
United Arab Emirates :
2.02 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 64
Japan :
2 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Japan
# 65
New Caledonia :
1.98 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in New Caledonia
= 66
Cayman Islands :
1.94 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Cayman Islands
= 66
Venezuela :
1.94 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Venezuela
# 68
Romania :
1.9 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Romania
# 69
Dominican Republic :
1.88 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Dominican Republic
# 70
Bermuda :
1.77 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Bermuda
# 71
Puerto Rico :
1.75 per 1,000 people
1995
Health in Puerto Rico
# 72
French Polynesia :
1.7 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in French Polynesia
# 73
Virgin Islands :
1.64 per 1,000 people
1995
Health in Virgin Islands
# 74
Korea, South :
1.6 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Korea, South
# 75
Macau :
1.56 per 1,000 people
1987
Health in Macau
# 76
Kuwait :
1.53 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Kuwait
= 77
Seychelles :
1.51 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Seychelles
= 77
China :
1.51 per 1,000 people
2005
Health in China
= 79
Panama :
1.5 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Panama
= 79
Mexico :
1.5 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Mexico
# 81
Ecuador :
1.48 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Ecuador
= 82
Netherlands Antilles :
1.4 per 1,000 people
1995
Health in Netherlands Antilles
= 82
Singapore :
1.4 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Singapore
= 82
Syria :
1.4 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Syria
# 85
Saudi Arabia :
1.37 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 86
Colombia :
1.35 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Colombia
= 87
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1.34 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 87
Tunisia :
1.34 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Tunisia
= 89
Oman :
1.32 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Oman
= 89
Hong Kong :
1.32 per 1,000 people
1995
Health in Hong Kong
= 89
Costa Rica :
1.32 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Costa Rica
# 92
Albania :
1.31 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Albania
# 93
Turkey :
1.3 per 1,000 people
2005
Health in Turkey
# 94
Libya :
1.29 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Libya
# 95
El Salvador :
1.24 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in El Salvador
# 96
Bolivia :
1.22 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Bolivia
# 97
Barbados :
1.21 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Barbados
# 98
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
1.19 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 99
Peru :
1.17 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Peru
# 100
Philippines :
1.16 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Philippines
# 101
Greenland :
1.14 per 1,000 people
1980
Health in Greenland
# 102
Algeria :
1.13 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Algeria
# 103
Aruba :
1.12 per 1,000 people
1995
Health in Aruba
= 104
Paraguay :
1.11 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Paraguay
= 104
Palau :
1.11 per 1,000 people
1998
Health in Palau
= 106
Chile :
1.09 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Chile
= 106
Bahrain :
1.09 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Bahrain
# 108
Guam :
1.08 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Guam
# 109
Mauritius :
1.06 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Mauritius
= 110
Bahamas, The :
1.05 per 1,000 people
1998
Health in Bahamas, The
= 110
Belize :
1.05 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Belize
# 112
Brunei :
1.01 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Brunei
# 113
Maldives :
0.92 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Maldives
# 114
Guatemala :
0.9 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Guatemala
# 115
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
0.87 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 116
Jamaica :
0.85 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Jamaica
# 117
Trinidad and Tobago :
0.79 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 118
American Samoa :
0.78 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in American Samoa
# 119
South Africa :
0.77 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in South Africa
# 120
Pakistan :
0.74 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Pakistan
= 121
Malaysia :
0.7 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Malaysia
= 121
Samoa :
0.7 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Samoa
# 123
Iraq :
0.66 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Iraq
= 124
India :
0.6 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in India
= 124
Micronesia, Federated States of :
0.6 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 126
Laos :
0.59 per 1,000 people
1996
Health in Laos
# 127
Honduras :
0.57 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Honduras
# 128
Sri Lanka :
0.55 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
# 129
Egypt :
0.54 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Egypt
# 130
Vietnam :
0.53 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Vietnam
# 131
Morocco :
0.51 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Morocco
= 132
Dominica :
0.5 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Dominica
= 132
Grenada :
0.5 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Grenada
= 134
Cape Verde :
0.49 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Cape Verde
= 134
São Tomé and Príncipe :
0.49 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 136
Guyana :
0.48 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Guyana
# 137
Marshall Islands :
0.47 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Marshall Islands
= 138
Suriname :
0.45 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Suriname
= 138
Iran :
0.45 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Iran
# 140
Northern Mariana Islands :
0.44 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Northern Mariana Islands
# 141
Botswana :
0.4 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Botswana
= 142
Thailand :
0.37 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Thailand
= 142
Nicaragua :
0.37 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Nicaragua
# 144
Burma :
0.36 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Burma
= 145
Tonga :
0.34 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Tonga
= 145
Fiji :
0.34 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Fiji
# 147
Yemen :
0.33 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Yemen
= 148
Namibia :
0.3 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Namibia
= 148
Kiribati :
0.3 per 1,000 people
1998
Health in Kiribati
= 148
Equatorial Guinea :
0.3 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Equatorial Guinea
= 151
Madagascar :
0.29 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Madagascar
= 151
Gabon :
0.29 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Gabon
# 153
Nigeria :
0.28 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Nigeria
# 154
Bangladesh :
0.26 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Bangladesh
# 155
Haiti :
0.25 per 1,000 people
1998
Health in Haiti
# 156
Sudan :
0.22 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Sudan
# 157
Nepal :
0.21 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Nepal
# 158
Congo, Republic of the :
0.2 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
= 159
Cameroon :
0.19 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Cameroon
= 159
Afghanistan :
0.19 per 1,000 people
2001
Health in Afghanistan
# 161
Djibouti :
0.18 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Djibouti
# 162
Antigua and Barbuda :
0.17 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
= 163
Cambodia :
0.16 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Cambodia
= 163
Swaziland :
0.16 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Swaziland
= 163
Zimbabwe :
0.16 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
= 166
Ghana :
0.15 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Ghana
= 166
Comoros :
0.15 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Comoros
# 168
Kenya :
0.14 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Kenya
= 169
Indonesia :
0.13 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Indonesia
= 169
Solomon Islands :
0.13 per 1,000 people
1999
Health in Solomon Islands
= 171
Zambia :
0.12 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Zambia
= 171
Côte d'Ivoire :
0.12 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
= 171
Guinea-Bissau :
0.12 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
= 174
Guinea :
0.11 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Guinea
= 174
Vanuatu :
0.11 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Vanuatu
= 174
Mauritania :
0.11 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Mauritania
= 174
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.11 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
= 174
Gambia, The :
0.11 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Gambia, The
# 179
East Timor :
0.1 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in East Timor
= 180
Angola :
0.08 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Angola
= 180
Mali :
0.08 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Mali
= 180
Central African Republic :
0.08 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Central African Republic
= 180
Uganda :
0.08 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Uganda
= 184
Burkina Faso :
0.06 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
= 184
Senegal :
0.06 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Senegal
= 186
Lesotho :
0.05 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Lesotho
= 186
Rwanda :
0.05 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Rwanda
= 186
Papua New Guinea :
0.05 per 1,000 people
2000
Health in Papua New Guinea
= 186
Eritrea :
0.05 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Eritrea
= 186
Bhutan :
0.05 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Bhutan
= 191
Somalia :
0.04 per 1,000 people
1997
Health in Somalia
= 191
Benin :
0.04 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Benin
= 191
Togo :
0.04 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Togo
= 191
Chad :
0.04 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Chad
= 195
Liberia :
0.03 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Liberia
= 195
Burundi :
0.03 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Burundi
= 195
Mozambique :
0.03 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Mozambique
= 195
Sierra Leone :
0.03 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
= 195
Ethiopia :
0.03 per 1,000 people
2003
Health in Ethiopia
= 195
Niger :
0.03 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Niger
= 201
Malawi :
0.02 per 1,000 people
2004
Health in Malawi
= 201
Tanzania :
0.02 per 1,000 people
2002
Health in Tanzania
Weighted average:
1.7 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
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"Physicians > per 1,000 people by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/hea_phy_per_1000_peo-physicians-per-1-000-people
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