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Medical doctors per 1,000 people in the countries of the world

Rank (total)	Country	Total (physicians per 1,000 persons)	Date
1	Qatar	7.74	2010
2	Monaco	7.17	2012
3	Cuba	6.72	2010
4	San Marino	5.10	2013
5	Spain	4.95	2013
6	Austria	4.83	2011
7	Russia	4.31	2006
8	Norway	4.28	2012
9	Georgia	4.27	2013
10	Lithuania	4.12	2012
11	Portugal	4.10	2012
12	Switzerland	4.05	2012
13	Andorra	4.00	2010
14	Belarus	3.93	2013
14	Sweden	3.93	2011
16	Germany	3.89	2012
17	Bulgaria	3.87	2012
18	Argentina	3.86	2013
19	Belgium	3.78	2010
20	Italy	3.76	2012
21	Uruguay	3.74	2008
22	Czech Republic	3.71	2010
23	Kazakhstan	3.62	2013
24	Latvia	3.58	2012
25	Ukraine	3.54	2013
26	Denmark	3.49	2010
26	Malta	3.49	2013
28	Iceland	3.48	2012
29	Azerbaijan	3.40	2013
30	Israel	3.34	2012
31	Slovakia	3.32	2012
32	Australia	3.27	2011
33	Estonia	3.24	2012
34	Lebanon	3.20	2011
35	France	3.19	2013
36	Hungary	3.10	2012
37	Niue	3.00	2008
38	Moldova	2.98	2013
39	Finland	2.91	2009
40	Luxembourg	2.90	2013
41	Croatia	2.84	2011
41	Mongolia	2.84	2011
43	Egypt	2.83	2009
44	Bahamas	2.82	2008
45	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2.81	2013
46	New Zealand	2.74	2010
47	Armenia	2.70	2013
48	Ireland	2.67	2013
49	Macedonia	2.62	2009
50	Jordan	2.56	2010
51	Slovenia	2.54	2010
52	United Arab Emirates	2.53	2010
52	Uzbekistan	2.53	2013
54	Saudi Arabia	2.49	2012
55	Romania	2.45	2012
55	United States of America	2.45	2011
57	Oman	2.43	2012
58	Cyprus	2.33	2012
59	Japan	2.30	2010
60	Poland	2.22	2012
61	Korea (South)	2.14	2012
62	Montenegro	2.11	2013
62	Serbia	2.11	2009
64	Mexico	2.10	2011
65	Canada	2.07	2010
66	Kyrgyzstan	1.97	2013
67	Singapore	1.95	2013
68	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.93	2013
69	Tajikistan	1.92	2013
70	Libya	1.90	2009
71	Brazil	1.89	2013
72	Barbados	1.81	2005
73	Kuwait	1.79	2009
74	Ecuador	1.72	2011
75	Turkey	1.71	2011
76	Greenland	1.67	2009
77	Panama	1.65	2013
78	Mauritius	1.62	2013
79	El Salvador	1.60	2008
79	Palestinian Territories	1.60	2013
81	China	1.49	2011
81	Dominican Republic	1.49	2011
83	Colombia	1.47	2010
84	Syria	1.46	2010
85	Brunei	1.44	2012
86	Maldives	1.42	2010
87	Palau	1.38	2010
88	Cook Islands	1.33	2009
89	Paraguay	1.23	2012
90	Tunisia	1.22	2010
91	Algeria	1.21	2007
92	Malaysia	1.20	2010
93	Vietnam	1.19	2013
94	Trinidad and Tobago	1.18	2007
95	Albania	1.15	2013
96	Peru	1.13	2012
97	Costa Rica	1.11	2013
98	Tuvalu	1.09	2009
99	Seychelles	1.07	2012
100	Chile	1.02	2009
101	Guatemala	0.93	2009
102	Bahrain	0.92	2012
103	Nicaragua	0.90	2014
104	Iran	0.89	2005
105	Belize	0.83	2009
105	Pakistan	0.83	2010
107	South Africa	0.78	2013
108	Nauru	0.71	2010
109	India	0.70	2012
110	Sri Lanka	0.68	2010
111	Grenada	0.66	2006
112	Morocco	0.62	2009
113	Iraq	0.61	2010
113	Myanmar (Burma)	0.61	2012
115	Tonga	0.56	2010
116	Bolivia	0.47	2011
117	Samoa	0.45	2008
118	Marshall Islands	0.44	2010
119	Fiji	0.43	2009
120	Jamaica	0.41	2008
120	Nigeria	0.41	2009
122	Botswana	0.40	2009
123	Thailand	0.39	2010
124	Kiribati	0.38	2010
125	Honduras	0.37	2005
125	Namibia	0.37	2007
127	Bangladesh	0.36	2011
128	Cape Verde	0.31	2011
129	Sudan	0.28	2008
130	Afghanistan	0.27	2013
131	Bhutan	0.26	2012
132	Djibouti	0.23	2006
133	Solomon Islands	0.22	2009
134	Guyana	0.21	2010
135	Indonesia	0.20	2012
135	Kenya	0.20	2013
135	Yemen	0.20	2010
138	Laos	0.18	2012
138	Micronesia	0.18	2009
140	Angola	0.17	2009
140	Cambodia	0.17	2012
140	Swaziland	0.17	2009
140	Zambia	0.17	2012
144	Madagascar	0.16	2007
145	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	0.14	2008
146	Mauritania	0.13	2009
147	Uganda	0.12	2005
147	Vanuatu	0.12	2008
149	Gambia	0.11	2008
149	Saint Lucia	0.11	2009
151	Congo (Republic)	0.10	2007
151	Ghana	0.10	2010
151	Guinea	0.10	2005
151	Guinea-Bissau	0.10	2009
155	Cameroon	0.08	2009
155	Mali	0.08	2010
155	Zimbabwe	0.08	2011
158	East Timor	0.07	2011
159	Benin	0.06	2008
159	Papua New Guinea	0.06	2008
159	Rwanda	0.06	2010
159	Senegal	0.06	2008
163	Burkina Faso	0.05	2010
163	Central African Republic	0.05	2009
163	Togo	0.05	2008
166	Chad	0.04	2006
166	Mozambique	0.04	2012
166	Somalia	0.04	2006
169	Ethiopia	0.03	2009
169	Tanzania	0.03	2012
171	Malawi	0.02	2009
171	Niger	0.02	2008
171	Sierra Leone	0.02	2010
174	Liberia	0.01	2008
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No information is available for non-listed countries.

This page reports 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.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2015-12-31)