Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahamas

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Bahamas in 2017 — 1.9 per 1,000. Ranked 77 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 282.1%.

2017 1.9 per 1,000 −15.14% vs 2011
World rank 77of 139
Period maximum 2.65 per 1,0002008
Period minimum 0.5 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahamas, 1960–20170123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 0.5 per 1,0001970: 0.76 per 1,0001980: 0.94 per 1,0001984: 0.94 per 1,0001990: 1.29 per 1,0001993: 1.45 per 1,0001995: 1.49 per 1,0001996: 1.52 per 1,0001998: 0.99 per 1,0002008: 2.65 per 1,0002011: 2.23 per 1,0002017: 1.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.4 (+282.06%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 1.9
2011 2.23
2008 2.65
1998 0.99
1996 1.52 +0.03 +1.88%
1995 1.49
1993 1.45
1990 1.29
1984 0.94
1980 0.94
1970 0.76
1960 0.5

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.