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Country Comparison :: Physicians density
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 (physicians/1,000 population) Date of Information
1 Monaco
7.06
2011
2 Cuba
6.72
2010
3 Greece
6.04
2008
4 Niue
6.00
2008
5 San Marino
4.88
2011
6 Austria
4.86
2010
7 Russia
4.31
2006
8 Georgia
4.24
2011
9 Switzerland
4.08
2010
10 Norway
4.08
2008
11 Spain
3.96
2011
12 Netherlands
3.92
2007
13 Andorra
3.91
2009
14 Sweden
3.87
2009
15 Australia
3.85
2010
16 Kazakhstan
3.84
2011
17 Italy
3.80
2009
18 Belgium
3.78
2010
19 Bulgaria
3.76
2010
20 Belarus
3.76
2011
21 Portugal
3.76
2009
22 Uruguay
3.74
2008
23 Czech Republic
3.71
2010
24 Germany
3.69
2010
25 Moldova
3.64
2011
26 Lithuania
3.64
2010
27 Lebanon
3.54
2009
28 Ukraine
3.52
2011
29 Iceland
3.46
2011
30 Denmark
3.42
2007
31 Hungary
3.41
2010
32 France
3.38
2011
33 Azerbaijan
3.38
2011
34 Estonia
3.34
2010
35 Korea, North
3.29
2003
36 Malta
3.23
2011
37 Ireland
3.19
2008
38 Argentina
3.16
2004
39 Israel
3.11
2011
40 Slovakia
3.00
2007
41 Latvia
2.90
2010
42 Cook Islands
2.89
2009
43 Armenia
2.85
2011
44 Egypt
2.83
2009
45 Bahamas, The
2.82
2008
46 Luxembourg
2.78
2011
47 United Kingdom
2.77
2011
48 Mongolia
2.76
2008
49 Qatar
2.76
2006
50 Cyprus
2.75
2010
51 New Zealand
2.74
2010
52 Finland
2.74
2008
53 Croatia
2.72
2010
54 Macedonia
2.62
2009
55 Jordan
2.56
2010
56 Slovenia
2.54
2010
57 Uzbekistan
2.54
2010
58 Kyrgyzstan
2.47
2011
59 Turkmenistan
2.44
2007
60 United States
2.42
2009
61 Romania
2.39
2010
62 Japan
2.14
2008
63 Serbia
2.11
2009
64 Canada
2.07
2010
65 Poland
2.07
2010
66 Oman
2.05
2010
67 Montenegro
2.03
2010
68 Korea, South
2.02
2010
69 Mexico
1.96
2009
70 Venezuela
1.94
2001
71 United Arab Emirates
1.93
2007
72 Singapore
1.92
2010
73 Libya
1.90
2009
74 Tajikistan
1.90
2011
75 Dominican Republic
1.88
2000
76 Barbados
1.81
2005
77 Kuwait
1.79
2009
78 Brazil
1.76
2008
79 Turkey
1.71
2011
80 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.69
2010
81 Ecuador
1.69
2009
82 El Salvador
1.60
2008
83 Maldives
1.60
2007
84 Dominica
1.59
2001
85 Seychelles
1.51
2004
86 Syria
1.50
2008
87 Panama
1.50
2000
88 Bahrain
1.49
2010
89 Colombia
1.47
2010
90 China
1.46
2010
91 Palau
1.38
2010
92 Brunei
1.36
2010
93 Costa Rica
1.32
2000
94 Vietnam
1.22
2008
95 Tunisia
1.22
2010
96 Bolivia
1.22
2001
97 Algeria
1.21
2007
98 Malaysia
1.20
2010
99 Trinidad and Tobago
1.18
2007
100 Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.17
2001
101 Philippines
1.15
2004
102 Albania
1.11
2011
103 Paraguay
1.11
2002
104 Tuvalu
1.09
2009
105 Mauritius
1.06
2004
106 Chile
1.03
2009
107 Saudi Arabia
0.94
2008
108 Guatemala
0.93
2009
109 Peru
0.92
2009
110 Suriname
0.91
2004
111 Iran
0.89
2005
112 Belize
0.83
2009
113 Pakistan
0.81
2009
114 South Africa
0.76
2011
115 Nauru
0.71
2010
116 Grenada
0.66
2006
117 India
0.65
2009
118 Morocco
0.62
2009
119 Iraq
0.61
2010
120 Tonga
0.56
2010
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.53
2001
122 Burma
0.50
2010
123 Sri Lanka
0.49
2006
124 Sao Tome and Principe
0.49
2004
125 Samoa
0.48
2008
126 Saint Lucia
0.47
2002
127 Marshall Islands
0.44
2010
128 Fiji
0.43
2009
129 Jamaica
0.41
2008
130 Nigeria
0.40
2008
131 Kiribati
0.38
2010
132 Namibia
0.37
2007
133 Honduras
0.37
2005
134 Nicaragua
0.37
2003
135 Bangladesh
0.36
2011
136 Botswana
0.34
2006
137 Equatorial Guinea
0.30
2004
138 Thailand
0.30
2004
139 Cabo Verde
0.30
2010
140 Gabon
0.29
2004
141 Sudan
0.28
2008
142 Haiti
0.25
1998
143 Djibouti
0.23
2006
144 Cambodia
0.23
2008
145 Solomon Islands
0.22
2009
146 Guyana
0.21
2010
147 Nepal
0.21
2004
148 Indonesia
0.20
2012
149 Yemen
0.20
2010
150 Afghanistan
0.19
2010
151 Laos
0.19
2009
152 Kenya
0.18
2011
153 Micronesia, Federated States of
0.18
2009
154 Antigua and Barbuda
0.17
1999
155 Swaziland
0.17
2009
156 Angola
0.17
2009
157 Madagascar
0.16
2007
158 Comoros
0.15
2004
159 Cote d'Ivoire
0.14
2008
160 Mauritania
0.13
2009
161 Vanuatu
0.12
2008
162 Uganda
0.12
2005
163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.11
2004
164 Gambia, The
0.11
2008
165 Timor-Leste
0.10
2004
166 Guinea
0.10
2005
167 Congo, Republic of the
0.10
2007
168 Ghana
0.09
2009
169 Mali
0.08
2010
170 Cameroon
0.08
2009
171 Bhutan
0.07
2008
172 Guinea-Bissau
0.07
2009
173 Zambia
0.07
2010
174 Zimbabwe
0.06
2009
175 Senegal
0.06
2008
176 Benin
0.06
2008
177 Rwanda
0.06
2010
178 Togo
0.05
2008
179 Eritrea
0.05
2004
180 Papua New Guinea
0.05
2008
181 Lesotho
0.05
2003
182 Central African Republic
0.05
2009
183 Burkina Faso
0.05
2010
184 Chad
0.04
2006
185 Somalia
0.04
2006
186 Mozambique
0.03
2008
187 Burundi
0.03
2004
188 Ethiopia
0.03
2009
189 Sierra Leone
0.02
2010
190 Niger
0.02
2008
191 Malawi
0.02
2008
192 Liberia
0.01
2008
193 Tanzania
0.01
2006
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