Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bhutan

Physicians per 1,000 people in Bhutan in 2022 — 0.55 per 1,000. Ranked 80 in the world out of 125. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 342.4%.

2022 0.55 per 1,000 −1.43% vs 2021
World rank 80of 125
Period maximum 0.56 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.05 per 1,0001999

Trend over time

1981–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bhutan, 1981–202200.20.40.61981198619911996200120062011201620211981: 0.13 per 1,0001982: 0.1 per 1,0001990: 0.33 per 1,0001994: 0.17 per 1,0001995: 0.16 per 1,0001999: 0.05 per 1,0002004: 0.18 per 1,0002007: 0.21 per 1,0002008: 0.25 per 1,0002012: 0.27 per 1,0002013: 0.28 per 1,0002014: 0.33 per 1,0002015: 0.34 per 1,0002016: 0.4 per 1,0002017: 0.31 per 1,0002018: 0.42 per 1,0002019: 0.34 per 1,0002020: 0.49 per 1,0002021: 0.56 per 1,0002022: 0.55 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.43 (+342.4%) Average annual rate: 3.69 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Bhutan 0.55 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
South Asia 0.73 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.55 −0.01 −1.43%
2021 0.56 +0.08 +15.43%
2020 0.49 +0.15 +44.64%
2019 0.34 −0.09 −20.19%
2018 0.42 +0.11 +35.81%
2017 0.31 −0.09 −22.5%
2016 0.4 +0.06 +17.99%
2015 0.34 +0.01 +1.8%
2014 0.33 +0.05 +18.93%
2013 0.28 +0.01 +3.32%
2012 0.27
2008 0.25 +0.04 +17.45%
2007 0.21
2004 0.18
1999 0.05
1995 0.16 −0.01 −5.88%
1994 0.17
1990 0.33
1982 0.1 −0.02 −18.4%
1981 0.13

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BD Bangladesh 0.72 BT Bhutan 0.55

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.