Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Belize

Physicians per 1,000 people in Belize in 2018 — 1.09 per 1,000. Ranked 93 in the world out of 157. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 348.8%.

2018 1.09 per 1,000 −3.98% vs 2017
World rank 93of 157
Period maximum 1.16 per 1,0002012
Period minimum 0.24 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2018 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Belize, 1960–201800.511.5196019661972197819841990199620022008201420181960: 0.24 per 1,0001970: 0.34 per 1,0001984: 0.27 per 1,0001986: 0.45 per 1,0001988: 0.47 per 1,0001990: 0.64 per 1,0001993: 0.49 per 1,0001995: 0.6 per 1,0001996: 0.55 per 1,0002000: 1.04 per 1,0002009: 0.77 per 1,0002012: 1.16 per 1,0002017: 1.13 per 1,0002018: 1.09 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.84 (+348.76%) Average annual rate: 2.62 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Belize 1.09 per 1,000
World computed 1.59 per 1,000
Central America computed 2.16 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.92 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2018 1.09 −0.04 −3.98%
2017 1.13
2012 1.16
2009 0.77
2000 1.04
1996 0.55 −0.05 −8.67%
1995 0.6
1993 0.49
1990 0.64
1988 0.47
1986 0.45
1984 0.27
1970 0.34
1960 0.24

Central America, 2018

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.