List of countries by doctor density

The number of doctors in relation to the population is a strong indicator of the quality of health care in a country, although it should be borne in mind that the level of education of these doctors is not taken into account. In 2010, 44% of the countries that belong to the World Health Organization had less than one trained doctor for every 1,000 people.

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Countries sorted according to the number of trained doctors per 1000 inhabitants at the last determinable point in time. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) .

rank	country	Number of doctors per 1000 inhabitants	year
01	Cuba	8.19	2017
02	Monaco	6.65	2014
03	San Marino	6.36	2014
04th	Sweden	5.40	2016
05	Austria	5.14	2016
06th	Georgia	5.10	2015
07th	Uruguay	5.05	2017
08th	Norway	4.63	2017
09	Greece	4.59	2016
10	Denmark	4.46	2016
11	Lithuania	4.34	2016
12	Germany	4.33	2017
13	Czech Republic	4.31	2016
14th	Switzerland	4.24	2016
15th	Italy	4.09	2017
16	Belarus	4.07	2014
16	Spain	4.07	2016
18th	Russia	4.01	2016
19th	Bulgaria	4.00	2014
20th	Iceland	3.97	2017
21st	Argentina	3.96	2017
22nd	Malta	3.83	2016
23	Finland	3.81	2016
24	North Korea	3.67	2017
25th	Australia	3.59	2016
26th	Netherlands	3.51	2016
27	Estonia	3.47	2016
28	Azerbaijan	3.40	2014
29	Portugal	3.34	2016
30th	Andorra	3.33	2015
31	Belgium	3.32	2016
32	Kazakhstan	3.28	2014
33	Hungary	3.23	2016
33	France	3.23	2016
35	Israel	3.22	2016
36	Moldova	3.20	2016
37	Latvia	3.19	2016
38	Serbia	3.13	2016
39	Ireland	3.09	2016
40	Luxembourg	3.03	2016
40	New Zealand	3.03	2016
42	Ukraine	3.01	2016
43	Croatia	3.00	2016
43	Slovenia	3.00	2016
45	Mongolia	2.89	2016
46	North Macedonia	2.87	2015
47	United Kingdom	2.81	2017
48	Antigua and Barbuda	2.76	2017
49	Trinidad and Tobago	2.67	2015
50	Canada	2.61	2017
51	United States	2.59	2017
52	Kuwait	2.58	2015
53	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.52	2015
54	Barbados	2.49	2017
55	Slovakia	2.46	2016
56	Uzbekistan	2.45	2014
57	Japan	2.41	2016
58	Poland	2.40	2016
59	United Arab Emirates	2.39	2016
59	Saudi Arabia	2.39	2016
61	South Korea	2.37	2017
62	Jordan	2.34	2017
63	Montenegro	2.33	2015
64	Turkmenistan	2.29	2014
65	Lebanon	2.27	2017
66	Romania	2.26	2016
67	Mexico	2.25	2016
68	Libya	2.16	2017
69	Brazil	2.15	2018
70	Colombia	2.08	2017
71	Ecuador	2.05	2016
72	Mauritius	2.02	2015
73	Oman	1.97	2017
74	Qatar	1.96	2014
75	Cyprus	1.95	2016
76	Bahamas	1.94	2017
77	Venezuela	1.93	2001
78	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.89	2013
79	Kyrgyzstan	1.85	2014
80	Algeria	1.83	2016
81	People's Republic of China	1.79	2015
82	Brunei	1.77	2015
83	Turkey	1.75	2014
84	Tajikistan	1.71	2014
85	Bolivia	1.61	2016
86	Panama	1.60	2016
87	Maldives	1.58	2010
88	El Salvador	1.57	2016
89	Dominican Republic	1.56	2017
90	Malaysia	1.51	2015
91	Iran	1.49	2014
92	Grenada	1.45	2017
93	Paraguay	1.37	2018
94	Jamaica	1.32	2017
95	Philippines	1.28	2011
96	Tunisia	1.27	2016
96	Peru	1.27	2016
98	Suriname	1.23	2018
99	Syria	1.22	2016
100	Albania	1.20	2016
101	Palau	1.18	2014
102	Costa Rica	1.15	2013
103	Belize	1.13	2017
104	Dominica	1.08	2017
104	Chile	1.08	2016
106	Nicaragua	1.01	2018
107	Nauru	1.00	2010
108	Pakistan	0.98	2015
109	Sri Lanka	0.96	2017
110	Bahrain	0.93	2017
111	Myanmar	0.86	2017
112	Fiji	0.84	2015
113	Vietnam	0.82	2016
113	Iraq	0.82	2017
115	Thailand	0.81	2017
116	Guyana	0.80	2018
117	Egypt	0.79	2017
118	India	0.78	2017
119	South Africa	0.77	2015
120	Morocco	0.73	2017
121	Nepal	0.65	2017
122	Tonga	0.56	2010
123	Bangladesh	0.53	2017
124	Laos	0.50	2014
125	Marshall Islands	0.46	2012
126	Sudan	0.41	2015
127	Equatorial Guinea	0.40	2017
128	Nigeria	0.38	2013
128	Indonesia	0.38	2017
130	Bhutan	0.37	2017
130	Botswana	0.37	2016
130	Namibia	0.37	2007
133	Guatemala	0.36	2018
133	Gabon	0.36	2016
135	Sao Tome and Principe	0.32	2015
136	Honduras	0.31	2017
136	Yemen	0.31	2014
136	Cape Verde	0.31	2012
139	Afghanistan	0.28	2016
140	Haiti	0.23	2018
140	Ivory Coast	0.23	2014
142	Djibouti	0.22	2014
143	Angola	0.21	2017
144	Kiribati	0.20	2012
144	Solomon Islands	0.20	2012
144	Kenya	0.20	2014
147	Micronesia	0.19	2012
147	Vanuatu	0.19	2012
149	Ghana	0.18	2017
149	Madagascar	0.18	2014
149	Mauritania	0.18	2017
152	Comoros	0.17	2012
152	Cambodia	0.17	2014
154	Benin	0.16	2016
155	Mali	0.14	2016
156	Rwanda	0.13	2017
157	Republic of the Congo	0.12	2011
158	Gambia	0.11	2008
159	Ethiopia	0.10	2017
160	Cameroon	0.09	2011
160	Democratic Republic of Congo	0.09	2013
160	Zambia	0.09	2016
160	Uganda	0.09	2015
164	Guinea	0.08	2016
164	Swaziland	0.08	2016
164	Guinea-Bissau	0.08	2009
164	East Timor	0.08	2010
164	Zimbabwe	0.08	2014
169	Senegal	0.07	2016
169	Lesotho	0.07	2010
171	Burkina Faso	0.06	2016
171	Papua New Guinea	0.06	2010
171	Central African Republic	0.06	2015
174	Burundi	0.05	2016
174	Eritrea	0.05	2005
174	Niger	0.05	2014
174	Chad	0.05	2016
174	Togo	0.05	2015
179	Liberia	0.04	2015
179	Tanzania	0.04	2016
181	Somalia	0.03	2014
181	Sierra Leone	0.03	2011
183	Malawi	0.02	2016
rank	country	Number of doctors per 1000 inhabitants	year

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Density of physicians (total number per 1000 population, latest available year). Retrieved September 28, 2017 (UK English).