Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Barbados

Physicians per 1,000 people in Barbados in 2022 — 2.96 per 1,000. Ranked 50 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 799.1%.

2022 2.96 per 1,000 +3.03% vs 2021
World rank 50of 125
Period maximum 2.96 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.33 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Barbados, 1960–2022012319601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.33 per 1,0001970: 0.52 per 1,0001984: 0.89 per 1,0001990: 1.14 per 1,0001993: 1.25 per 1,0001995: 1.37 per 1,0002000: 1.39 per 1,0002001: 1.6 per 1,0002005: 1.82 per 1,0002017: 2.54 per 1,0002020: 2.62 per 1,0002021: 2.87 per 1,0002022: 2.96 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.63 (+799.09%) Average annual rate: 3.61 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Barbados 2.96 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 2.57 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.96 +0.09 +3.03%
2021 2.87 +0.26 +9.75%
2020 2.62
2017 2.54
2005 1.82
2001 1.6 +0.21 +14.93%
2000 1.39
1995 1.37
1993 1.25
1990 1.14
1984 0.89
1970 0.52
1960 0.33

Caribbean, 2022

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.