North Korea Physicians per 1,000 people

North Korea's physicians per 1,000 people fell to 3.67 per 1,000 in 2017, down from 3.69 per 1,000 in 2016, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 0.02 from the previous year. North Korea has physicians per 1,000 people higher than the global median (3.67 vs median 1.82). Compared with the median in Asia, North Korea is higher (3.67 vs regional median 2.15) and ranks 5th out of 42 countries in Asia.