Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Physicians per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019 — 2.58 per 1,000. Ranked 55 in the world out of 135. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 150.1%.

2019 2.58 per 1,000 +5.17% vs 2018
World rank 55of 135
Period maximum 2.58 per 1,0002019
Period minimum 1.03 per 1,0001980

Trend over time

1980–2019 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–201911.522.53198019841988199219962000200420082012201620191980: 1.03 per 1,0001981: 1.09 per 1,0001982: 1.17 per 1,0001983: 1.21 per 1,0001984: 1.28 per 1,0001985: 1.36 per 1,0001986: 1.42 per 1,0001987: 1.49 per 1,0001990: 1.58 per 1,0001991: 1.58 per 1,0002000: 1.31 per 1,0002001: 1.3 per 1,0002002: 1.3 per 1,0002003: 1.33 per 1,0002004: 1.37 per 1,0002005: 1.41 per 1,0002006: 1.46 per 1,0002007: 1.54 per 1,0002008: 1.59 per 1,0002009: 1.67 per 1,0002010: 1.75 per 1,0002011: 1.84 per 1,0002012: 1.91 per 1,0002013: 2 per 1,0002014: 2.08 per 1,0002015: 2.11 per 1,0002016: 2.15 per 1,0002017: 2.16 per 1,0002018: 2.46 per 1,0002019: 2.58 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.55 (+150.15%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.58 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 3.6 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 4.29 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.04 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2019 2.58 +0.13 +5.17%
2018 2.46 +0.29 +13.59%
2017 2.16 +0.02 +0.79%
2016 2.15 +0.04 +1.85%
2015 2.11 +0.02 +1.15%
2014 2.08 +0.09 +4.31%
2013 2 +0.08 +4.34%
2012 1.91 +0.08 +4.08%
2011 1.84 +0.09 +5.15%
2010 1.75 +0.08 +4.48%
2009 1.67 +0.08 +5.28%
2008 1.59 +0.05 +3.25%
2007 1.54 +0.08 +5.48%
2006 1.46 +0.05 +3.62%
2005 1.41 +0.04 +2.7%
2004 1.37 +0.04 +3.16%
2003 1.33 +0.03 +2.31%
2002 1.3 −0 −0.23%
2001 1.3 −0.01 −0.69%
2000 1.31
1991 1.58 −0 −0.32%
1990 1.58
1987 1.49 +0.07 +4.65%
1986 1.42 +0.06 +4.19%
1985 1.36 +0.08 +6.41%
1984 1.28 +0.07 +6.05%
1983 1.21 +0.04 +3.16%
1982 1.17 +0.08 +7.44%
1981 1.09 +0.06 +5.42%
1980 1.03

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.