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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.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
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HISTORY
1 MonacoMonaco 7.06 physicians/1,000 population 2011
2 CubaCuba 6.72 physicians/1,000 population 2010
3 GreeceGreece 6.04 physicians/1,000 population 2008
4 NiueNiue 6 physicians/1,000 population 2008
5 San MarinoSan Marino 4.88 physicians/1,000 population 2011
6 AustriaAustria 4.86 physicians/1,000 population 2010
7 RussiaRussia 4.31 physicians/1,000 population 2006
8 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.24 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=9 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.08 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=9 NorwayNorway 4.08 physicians/1,000 population 2008
11 SpainSpain 3.96 physicians/1,000 population 2011
12 NetherlandsNetherlands 3.92 physicians/1,000 population 2007
13 AndorraAndorra 3.91 physicians/1,000 population 2009
14 SwedenSweden 3.87 physicians/1,000 population 2009
15 AustraliaAustralia 3.85 physicians/1,000 population 2010
16 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.84 physicians/1,000 population 2011
17 ItalyItaly 3.8 physicians/1,000 population 2009
18 BelgiumBelgium 3.78 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=19 BelarusBelarus 3.76 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=19 BulgariaBulgaria 3.76 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=19 PortugalPortugal 3.76 physicians/1,000 population 2009
22 UruguayUruguay 3.74 physicians/1,000 population 2008
23 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.71 physicians/1,000 population 2010
24 GermanyGermany 3.69 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=25 MoldovaMoldova 3.64 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=25 LithuaniaLithuania 3.64 physicians/1,000 population 2010
27 LebanonLebanon 3.54 physicians/1,000 population 2009
28 UkraineUkraine 3.52 physicians/1,000 population 2011
29 IcelandIceland 3.46 physicians/1,000 population 2011
30 DenmarkDenmark 3.42 physicians/1,000 population 2007
31 HungaryHungary 3.41 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=32 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 3.38 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=32 FranceFrance 3.38 physicians/1,000 population 2011
34 EstoniaEstonia 3.34 physicians/1,000 population 2010
35 North KoreaNorth Korea 3.29 physicians/1,000 population 2003
36 MaltaMalta 3.23 physicians/1,000 population 2011
37 IrelandIreland 3.19 physicians/1,000 population 2008
38 ArgentinaArgentina 3.16 physicians/1,000 population 2004
39 IsraelIsrael 3.11 physicians/1,000 population 2011
40 SlovakiaSlovakia 3 physicians/1,000 population 2007
41 LatviaLatvia 2.9 physicians/1,000 population 2010
42 Cook IslandsCook Islands 2.89 physicians/1,000 population 2009
43 ArmeniaArmenia 2.85 physicians/1,000 population 2011
44 EgyptEgypt 2.83 physicians/1,000 population 2009
45 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2.82 physicians/1,000 population 2008
46 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2.78 physicians/1,000 population 2011
47 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.77 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=48 MongoliaMongolia 2.76 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=48 QatarQatar 2.76 physicians/1,000 population 2006
50 CyprusCyprus 2.75 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=51 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.74 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=51 FinlandFinland 2.74 physicians/1,000 population 2008
53 CroatiaCroatia 2.72 physicians/1,000 population 2010
54 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2.62 physicians/1,000 population 2009
55 JordanJordan 2.56 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=56 SloveniaSlovenia 2.54 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=56 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2.54 physicians/1,000 population 2010
58 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2.47 physicians/1,000 population 2011
59 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2.44 physicians/1,000 population 2007
60 United StatesUnited States 2.42 physicians/1,000 population 2009
61 RomaniaRomania 2.39 physicians/1,000 population 2010
62 JapanJapan 2.14 physicians/1,000 population 2008
63 SerbiaSerbia 2.11 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=64 PolandPoland 2.07 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=64 CanadaCanada 2.07 physicians/1,000 population 2010
66 OmanOman 2.05 physicians/1,000 population 2010
67 MontenegroMontenegro 2.03 physicians/1,000 population 2010
68 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.02 physicians/1,000 population 2010
69 MexicoMexico 1.96 physicians/1,000 population 2009
70 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.94 physicians/1,000 population 2001
71 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.93 physicians/1,000 population 2007
72 SingaporeSingapore 1.92 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=73 TajikistanTajikistan 1.9 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=73 LibyaLibya 1.9 physicians/1,000 population 2009
75 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.88 physicians/1,000 population 2000
76 BarbadosBarbados 1.81 physicians/1,000 population 2005
77 KuwaitKuwait 1.79 physicians/1,000 population 2009
78 BrazilBrazil 1.76 physicians/1,000 population 2008
79 TurkeyTurkey 1.71 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=80 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.69 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=80 EcuadorEcuador 1.69 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=82 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.6 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=82 MaldivesMaldives 1.6 physicians/1,000 population 2007
84 DominicaDominica 1.59 physicians/1,000 population 2001
85 SeychellesSeychelles 1.51 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=86 SyriaSyria 1.5 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=86 PanamaPanama 1.5 physicians/1,000 population 2000
88 BahrainBahrain 1.49 physicians/1,000 population 2010
89 ColombiaColombia 1.47 physicians/1,000 population 2010
90 ChinaChina 1.46 physicians/1,000 population 2010
91 PalauPalau 1.38 physicians/1,000 population 2010
92 BruneiBrunei 1.36 physicians/1,000 population 2010
93 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.32 physicians/1,000 population 2000
=94 TunisiaTunisia 1.22 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=94 VietnamVietnam 1.22 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=94 BoliviaBolivia 1.22 physicians/1,000 population 2001
97 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.21 physicians/1,000 population 2007
98 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.2 physicians/1,000 population 2010
99 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.18 physicians/1,000 population 2007
100 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1.17 physicians/1,000 population 2001
101 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.15 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=102 AlbaniaAlbania 1.11 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=102 ParaguayParaguay 1.11 physicians/1,000 population 2002
104 TuvaluTuvalu 1.09 physicians/1,000 population 2009
105 MauritiusMauritius 1.06 physicians/1,000 population 2004
106 ChileChile 1.03 physicians/1,000 population 2009
107 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.94 physicians/1,000 population 2008
108 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.93 physicians/1,000 population 2009
109 PeruPeru 0.92 physicians/1,000 population 2009
110 SurinameSuriname 0.91 physicians/1,000 population 2004
111 IranIran 0.89 physicians/1,000 population 2005
112 BelizeBelize 0.83 physicians/1,000 population 2009
113 PakistanPakistan 0.81 physicians/1,000 population 2009
114 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.76 physicians/1,000 population 2011
115 NauruNauru 0.71 physicians/1,000 population 2010
116 GrenadaGrenada 0.66 physicians/1,000 population 2006
117 IndiaIndia 0.65 physicians/1,000 population 2009
118 MoroccoMorocco 0.62 physicians/1,000 population 2009
119 IraqIraq 0.61 physicians/1,000 population 2010
120 TongaTonga 0.56 physicians/1,000 population 2010
121 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.53 physicians/1,000 population 2001
122 BurmaBurma 0.5 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=123 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.49 physicians/1,000 population 2006
=123 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.49 physicians/1,000 population 2004
125 SamoaSamoa 0.48 physicians/1,000 population 2008
126 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.47 physicians/1,000 population 2002
127 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.44 physicians/1,000 population 2010
128 FijiFiji 0.43 physicians/1,000 population 2009
129 JamaicaJamaica 0.41 physicians/1,000 population 2008
130 NigeriaNigeria 0.4 physicians/1,000 population 2008
131 KiribatiKiribati 0.38 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=132 NamibiaNamibia 0.37 physicians/1,000 population 2007
=132 HondurasHonduras 0.37 physicians/1,000 population 2005
=132 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.37 physicians/1,000 population 2003
135 BangladeshBangladesh 0.36 physicians/1,000 population 2011
136 BotswanaBotswana 0.34 physicians/1,000 population 2006
=137 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.3 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=137 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.3 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=137 ThailandThailand 0.3 physicians/1,000 population 2004
140 GabonGabon 0.29 physicians/1,000 population 2004
141 SudanSudan 0.28 physicians/1,000 population 2008
142 HaitiHaiti 0.25 physicians/1,000 population 1998
=143 CambodiaCambodia 0.23 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=143 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.23 physicians/1,000 population 2006
145 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.22 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=146 GuyanaGuyana 0.21 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=146 NepalNepal 0.21 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=148 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.2 physicians/1,000 population 2012
=148 YemenYemen 0.2 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=150 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.19 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=150 LaosLaos 0.19 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=152 KenyaKenya 0.18 physicians/1,000 population 2011
=152 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.18 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=154 SwazilandSwaziland 0.17 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=154 AngolaAngola 0.17 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=154 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.17 physicians/1,000 population 1999
157 MadagascarMadagascar 0.16 physicians/1,000 population 2007
158 ComorosComoros 0.15 physicians/1,000 population 2004
159 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.14 physicians/1,000 population 2008
160 MauritaniaMauritania 0.13 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=161 VanuatuVanuatu 0.12 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=161 UgandaUganda 0.12 physicians/1,000 population 2005
=163 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.11 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=163 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.11 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=165 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.1 physicians/1,000 population 2007
=165 GuineaGuinea 0.1 physicians/1,000 population 2005
=165 East TimorEast Timor 0.1 physicians/1,000 population 2004
168 GhanaGhana 0.09 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=169 MaliMali 0.08 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=169 CameroonCameroon 0.08 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=171 ZambiaZambia 0.07 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=171 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.07 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=171 BhutanBhutan 0.07 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=174 RwandaRwanda 0.06 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=174 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.06 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=174 BeninBenin 0.06 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=174 SenegalSenegal 0.06 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=178 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.05 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=178 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.05 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=178 TogoTogo 0.05 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=178 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.05 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=178 EritreaEritrea 0.05 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=178 LesothoLesotho 0.05 physicians/1,000 population 2003
=184 ChadChad 0.04 physicians/1,000 population 2006
=184 SomaliaSomalia 0.04 physicians/1,000 population 2006
=186 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.03 physicians/1,000 population 2009
=186 MozambiqueMozambique 0.03 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=186 BurundiBurundi 0.03 physicians/1,000 population 2004
=189 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.02 physicians/1,000 population 2010
=189 NigerNiger 0.02 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=189 MalawiMalawi 0.02 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=192 LiberiaLiberia 0.01 physicians/1,000 population 2008
=192 TanzaniaTanzania 0.01 physicians/1,000 population 2006

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