Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahrain

Physicians per 1,000 people in Bahrain in 2020 — 0.74 per 1,000. Ranked 95 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 64.7%.

2020 0.74 per 1,000 +7.86% vs 2019
World rank 95of 136
Period maximum 1.32 per 1,0001991
Period minimum 0.43 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahrain, 1960–202000.511.5196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.45 per 1,0001970: 0.43 per 1,0001980: 1.09 per 1,0001985: 1.22 per 1,0001991: 1.32 per 1,0001997: 1 per 1,0002000: 1.01 per 1,0002001: 1.06 per 1,0002002: 1.05 per 1,0002003: 1.01 per 1,0002004: 0.92 per 1,0002005: 1 per 1,0002006: 0.98 per 1,0002007: 1 per 1,0002008: 0.98 per 1,0002009: 0.97 per 1,0002010: 0.97 per 1,0002011: 1 per 1,0002012: 1.02 per 1,0002013: 1 per 1,0002014: 0.97 per 1,0002015: 0.93 per 1,0002016: 0.83 per 1,0002017: 0.76 per 1,0002018: 0.73 per 1,0002019: 0.69 per 1,0002020: 0.74 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.29 (+64.67%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 0.74 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.25 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 1.87 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 0.74 +0.05 +7.86%
2019 0.69 −0.04 −5.76%
2018 0.73 −0.03 −4.08%
2017 0.76 −0.07 −8.43%
2016 0.83 −0.1 −10.46%
2015 0.93 −0.05 −4.83%
2014 0.97 −0.02 −2.4%
2013 1 −0.02 −2.44%
2012 1.02 +0.02 +2.2%
2011 1 +0.03 +3.09%
2010 0.97 +0 +0%
2009 0.97 −0.01 −1.32%
2008 0.98 −0.01 −1.11%
2007 1 +0.02 +1.84%
2006 0.98 −0.02 −1.81%
2005 1 +0.07 +7.92%
2004 0.92 −0.08 −8.35%
2003 1.01 −0.05 −4.46%
2002 1.05 −0.01 −0.66%
2001 1.06 +0.05 +4.64%
2000 1.01
1997 1
1991 1.32
1985 1.22
1980 1.09
1970 0.43
1960 0.45

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.