Americas Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking (2022)
In 2021, physicians per 1,000 people in the Americas was highest in Cuba at 9.43 per 1,000, followed by Uruguay at 4.63 per 1,000 and Argentina at 4.08 per 1,000. The average physicians per 1,000 people across countries in the Americas was 2.29 per 1,000, the median was 2 per 1,000, and Haiti recorded the lowest physicians per 1,000 people at 0.24 per 1,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1960 to 2022 across 34 countries in Americas.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.43 | 9.19 | 2021 | |
| 2 | 4.63 | 4.51 | 2022 | |
| 3 | 4.08 | 3.9 | 2022 | |
| 4 | 3.88 | 3.24 | 2022 | |
| 5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2021 | |
| 6 | 3.41 | 4.19 | 2021 | |
| 7 | 3.17 | 2.97 | 2022 | |
| 8 | 3.03 | 2.87 | 2018 | |
| 9 | 2.96 | 2.88 | 2022 | |
| 10 | 2.9 | 0.54 | 2017 | |
| 11 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2022 | |
| 12 | 2.56 | 2.44 | 2021 | |
| 13 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2022 | |
| 14 | 2.45 | 2.38 | 2021 | |
| 15 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2020 | |
| 16 | 2.23 | 2.03 | 2022 | |
| 17 | 2.14 | 2.3 | 2021 | |
| 18 | 1.85 | 2.2 | 2017 | |
| 19 | 1.73 | 1.63 | 2021 | |
| 20 | 1.66 | 1.93 | 2017 | |
| 21 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 2022 | |
| 22 | 1.55 | 2.91 | 2022 | |
| 23 | 1.48 | 0.8 | 2021 | |
| 24 | 1.41 | 1.8 | 2020 | |
| 25 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 2018 | |
| 26 | 1.28 | 0.36 | 2020 | |
| 27 | 1.27 | 0.95 | 2021 | |
| 28 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 2018 | |
| 29 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 2018 | |
| 30 | 0.66 | 0.98 | 2018 | |
| 31 | 0.66 | 1.89 | 2017 | |
| 32 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 2018 | |
| 33 | 0.49 | 0.3 | 2020 | |
| 34 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 2018 |
Americas 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.