Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Antigua and Barbuda

Physicians per 1,000 people in Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 — 2.92 per 1,000. Ranked 47 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 892.2%.

2017 2.92 per 1,000 +437.2% vs 2008
World rank 47of 139
Period maximum 3.03 per 1,0001993
Period minimum 0.16 per 1,0001999

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–201701234196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 0.29 per 1,0001970: 0.35 per 1,0001990: 0.76 per 1,0001991: 0.92 per 1,0001993: 3.03 per 1,0001995: 0.76 per 1,0001996: 1.14 per 1,0001999: 0.16 per 1,0002007: 1.76 per 1,0002008: 0.54 per 1,0002017: 2.92 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.62 (+892.18%) Average annual rate: 4.11 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 2.92
2008 0.54 −1.22 −69.2%
2007 1.76
1999 0.16
1996 1.14 +0.38 +50.13%
1995 0.76
1993 3.03
1991 0.92 +0.16 +20.92%
1990 0.76
1970 0.35
1960 0.29

Caribbean, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.