Africa Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking (2022)
In 2022, physicians per 1,000 people in Africa was highest in the Seychelles at 3.82 per 1,000, followed by Libya at 2.16 per 1,000 and Eswatini at 1.59 per 1,000. The average physicians per 1,000 people across countries in Africa was 0.42 per 1,000, the median was 0.18 per 1,000, and the Central African Republic recorded the lowest physicians per 1,000 people at 0.02 per 1,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1960 to 2022 across 52 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.82 | 2.11 | 2022 | |
| 2 | 2.16 | 1.96 | 2017 | |
| 3 | 1.59 | 0.14 | 2022 | |
| 4 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 2021 | |
| 5 | 1.2 | 2.66 | 2022 | |
| 6 | 0.99 | 1.73 | 2019 | |
| 7 | 0.81 | 0.8 | 2021 | |
| 8 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 2018 | |
| 9 | 0.73 | 0.91 | 2017 | |
| 10 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 2020 | |
| 11 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 2022 | |
| 12 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 2019 | |
| 13 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 2022 | |
| 14 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 2020 | |
| 15 | 0.39 | 0.4 | 2022 | |
| 16 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 2022 | |
| 17 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 2017 | |
| 18 | 0.26 | 0.3 | 2022 | |
| 19 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 2022 | |
| 20 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 2022 | |
| 21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 2022 | |
| 22 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 2022 | |
| 23 | 0.2 | 0.18 | 2018 | |
| 24 | 0.2 | 0.12 | 2022 | |
| 25 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 2022 | |
| 26 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 2022 | |
| 27 | 0.17 | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 28 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 2022 | |
| 29 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 2022 | |
| 30 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 2022 | |
| 31 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 32 | 0.15 | 0.45 | 2022 | |
| 33 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 2022 | |
| 34 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 2022 | |
| 35 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 2022 | |
| 36 | 0.13 | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 37 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 38 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 2019 | |
| 39 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 40 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 2021 | |
| 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 42 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 2022 | |
| 43 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 2022 | |
| 44 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 2022 | |
| 45 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 2022 | |
| 46 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 2021 | |
| 47 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 48 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 49 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 2020 | |
| 50 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 2021 | |
| 51 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 2022 | |
| 52 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2022 |
Africa Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking (2022) : Definition
Physicians per 1,000 people measures the number of medical doctors (physicians) per 1,000 inhabitants in the reporting year.