Physicians density - World Rankings

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.

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

Physicians density / World Rankings