Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Argentina

Physicians per 1,000 people in Argentina in 2023 — 5.11 per 1,000. Ranked 3 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 277.9%.

2023 5.11 per 1,000 −6.09% vs 2022
World rank 3of 58
Period maximum 5.44 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.35 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Argentina, 1960–2023024619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.35 per 1,0001965: 1.67 per 1,0001970: 1.89 per 1,0001975: 1.87 per 1,0001984: 2.68 per 1,0001985: 2.71 per 1,0001986: 2.98 per 1,0001988: 3.03 per 1,0001990: 2.68 per 1,0001992: 2.64 per 1,0001998: 2.99 per 1,0002001: 3.25 per 1,0002004: 3.19 per 1,0002012: 4.82 per 1,0002013: 4.88 per 1,0002014: 4.93 per 1,0002015: 4.98 per 1,0002016: 5.02 per 1,0002017: 5.09 per 1,0002018: 5.17 per 1,0002019: 5.25 per 1,0002020: 5.3 per 1,0002021: 5.38 per 1,0002022: 5.44 per 1,0002023: 5.11 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.76 (+277.94%) Average annual rate: 2.13 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 5.11 −0.33 −6.09%
2022 5.44 +0.05 +0.98%
2021 5.38 +0.08 +1.51%
2020 5.3 +0.05 +1.03%
2019 5.25 +0.08 +1.61%
2018 5.17 +0.07 +1.43%
2017 5.09 +0.07 +1.39%
2016 5.02 +0.04 +0.88%
2015 4.98 +0.06 +1.12%
2014 4.93 +0.04 +0.84%
2013 4.88 +0.06 +1.26%
2012 4.82
2004 3.19
2001 3.25
1998 2.99
1992 2.64
1990 2.68
1988 3.03
1986 2.98 +0.28 +10.31%
1985 2.71 +0.02 +0.82%
1984 2.68
1975 1.87
1970 1.89
1965 1.67
1960 1.35

South America, 2023

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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.