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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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Rank
 country (physicians/1,000 population) Date of Information
1 San Marino
47.35
1990
2 Cuba
6.40
2007
3 Greece
6.04
2008
4 Monaco
5.81
1995
5 Belarus
4.87
2007
6 Austria
4.75
2009
7 Georgia
4.54
2007
8 Russia
4.31
2006
9 Italy
4.24
2008
10 Norway
4.08
2008
11 Switzerland
4.07
2009
12 Niue
4.00
2006
13 Iceland
3.93
2008
14 Netherlands
3.92
2007
15 Kazakhstan
3.88
2007
16 Azerbaijan
3.79
2007
17 Portugal
3.76
2009
18 Uruguay
3.74
2008
19 Andorra
3.72
2007
20 Spain
3.71
2009
21 Armenia
3.70
2007
22 Lithuania
3.66
2008
23 Bulgaria
3.64
2008
24 Israel
3.63
2007
25 Czech Republic
3.63
2008
26 Sweden
3.58
2006
27 Lebanon
3.54
2009
28 Germany
3.53
2008
29 France
3.50
2008
30 Denmark
3.42
2007
31 Estonia
3.41
2008
32 Korea, North
3.29
2003
33 Ireland
3.19
2008
34 Argentina
3.16
2004
35 Ukraine
3.13
2006
36 Hungary
3.10
2008
37 Malta
3.07
2009
38 Slovakia
3.00
2007
39 Australia
2.99
2009
40 Latvia
2.99
2009
41 Belgium
2.99
2008
42 Mexico
2.89
2004
43 Luxembourg
2.86
2007
44 Egypt
2.83
2009
45 Mongolia
2.76
2008
46 Qatar
2.76
2006
47 United Kingdom
2.74
2009
48 Finland
2.74
2008
49 United States
2.67
2004
50 Moldova
2.67
2007
51 Uzbekistan
2.62
2007
52 Croatia
2.59
2007
53 Macedonia
2.55
2006
54 Slovenia
2.47
2008
55 Jordan
2.45
2009
56 Turkmenistan
2.44
2007
57 New Zealand
2.38
2007
58 Kyrgyzstan
2.30
2007
59 Cyprus
2.30
2006
60 Poland
2.14
2008
61 Japan
2.06
2006
62 Serbia
2.04
2007
63 Tajikistan
2.01
2006
64 Korea, South
1.97
2008
65 Venezuela
1.94
2001
66 United Arab Emirates
1.93
2007
67 Romania
1.92
2006
68 Canada
1.91
2006
69 Oman
1.90
2008
70 Libya
1.90
2009
71 Dominican Republic
1.88
2000
72 Singapore
1.83
2009
73 Barbados
1.81
2005
74 Kuwait
1.79
2009
75 Brazil
1.72
2007
76 El Salvador
1.60
2008
77 Maldives
1.60
2007
78 Seychelles
1.51
2004
79 Panama
1.50
2000
80 Syria
1.50
2008
81 Ecuador
1.48
2000
82 Turkey
1.45
2008
83 Bahrain
1.44
2008
84 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.42
2005
85 Brunei
1.42
2008
86 China
1.42
2009
87 Colombia
1.35
2002
88 Costa Rica
1.32
2000
89 Palau
1.30
2006
90 Vietnam
1.22
2008
91 Bolivia
1.22
2001
92 Algeria
1.21
2007
93 Tunisia
1.19
2009
94 Cook Islands
1.18
2004
95 Trinidad and Tobago
1.18
2007
96 Philippines
1.15
2004
97 Albania
1.15
2007
98 Paraguay
1.11
2002
99 Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.10
2000
100 Chile
1.09
2003
101 Mauritius
1.06
2004
102 Bahamas, The
1.05
1998
103 Grenada
0.98
1998
104 Malaysia
0.94
2008
105 Saudi Arabia
0.94
2008
106 Peru
0.92
2009
107 Guatemala
0.90
1999
108 Iran
0.89
2005
109 Jamaica
0.85
2003
110 Belize
0.83
2009
111 Pakistan
0.81
2009
112 South Africa
0.77
2004
113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.75
2000
114 Nauru
0.71
2008
115 Iraq
0.69
2009
116 Tuvalu
0.64
2008
117 Morocco
0.62
2009
118 India
0.60
2005
119 Cape Verde
0.57
2008
120 Honduras
0.57
2000
121 Micronesia, Federated States of
0.56
2005
122 Marshall Islands
0.56
2008
123 Dominica
0.50
1997
124 Sri Lanka
0.49
2006
125 Sao Tome and Principe
0.49
2004
126 Guyana
0.48
2000
127 Saint Lucia
0.47
2002
128 Burma
0.46
2008
129 Fiji
0.45
2003
130 Suriname
0.45
2000
131 Nigeria
0.40
2008
132 Namibia
0.37
2007
133 Nicaragua
0.37
2003
134 Botswana
0.34
2006
135 Yemen
0.30
2009
136 Equatorial Guinea
0.30
2004
137 Thailand
0.30
2004
138 Kiribati
0.30
2006
139 Bangladesh
0.30
2007
140 Tonga
0.29
2002
141 Gabon
0.29
2004
142 Indonesia
0.29
2007
143 Sudan
0.28
2008
144 Laos
0.27
2005
145 Samoa
0.27
2005
146 Haiti
0.25
1998
147 Djibouti
0.23
2006
148 Cambodia
0.23
2008
149 Afghanistan
0.21
2009
150 Nepal
0.21
2004
151 Cameroon
0.19
2004
152 Solomon Islands
0.19
2005
153 Antigua and Barbuda
0.17
1999
154 Madagascar
0.16
2007
155 Zimbabwe
0.16
2004
156 Swaziland
0.16
2004
157 Comoros
0.15
2004
158 Cote d'Ivoire
0.14
2008
159 Kenya
0.14
2002
160 Mauritania
0.13
2009
161 Uganda
0.12
2005
162 Vanuatu
0.12
2008
163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.11
2004
164 Timor-Leste
0.10
2004
165 Guinea
0.10
2005
166 Congo, Republic of the
0.10
2007
167 Ghana
0.09
2009
168 Central African Republic
0.08
2004
169 Angola
0.08
2004
170 Burkina Faso
0.06
2008
171 Benin
0.06
2008
172 Senegal
0.06
2008
173 Zambia
0.06
2006
174 Papua New Guinea
0.05
2008
175 Togo
0.05
2008
176 Eritrea
0.05
2004
177 Lesotho
0.05
2003
178 Mali
0.05
2008
179 Guinea-Bissau
0.05
2008
180 Chad
0.04
2004
181 Gambia, The
0.04
2008
182 Somalia
0.04
2006
183 Burundi
0.03
2004
184 Mozambique
0.03
2006
185 Rwanda
0.02
2005
186 Bhutan
0.02
2007
187 Ethiopia
0.02
2007
188 Niger
0.02
2008
189 Malawi
0.02
2008
190 Sierra Leone
0.02
2008
191 Liberia
0.01
2008
192 Tanzania
0.01
2006
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