Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Chile

Physicians per 1,000 people in Chile in 2023 — 3.33 per 1,000. Ranked 16 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 496.4%.

2023 3.33 per 1,000 +4.91% vs 2022
World rank 16of 58
Period maximum 3.33 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.46 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Chile, 1960–20230123419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.56 per 1,0001965: 0.47 per 1,0001970: 0.46 per 1,0001979: 0.52 per 1,0001984: 0.82 per 1,0001990: 1.1 per 1,0001991: 1.07 per 1,0001992: 0.98 per 1,0002002: 0.88 per 1,0002003: 0.94 per 1,0002004: 0.97 per 1,0002005: 0.97 per 1,0002006: 1.03 per 1,0002007: 1.03 per 1,0002008: 1.03 per 1,0002009: 1.02 per 1,0002010: 1.42 per 1,0002011: 1.58 per 1,0002012: 1.74 per 1,0002013: 1.87 per 1,0002014: 2.02 per 1,0002015: 2.14 per 1,0002016: 2.29 per 1,0002017: 2.43 per 1,0002018: 2.57 per 1,0002019: 2.63 per 1,0002020: 2.8 per 1,0002021: 2.98 per 1,0002022: 3.18 per 1,0002023: 3.33 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.78 (+496.42%) Average annual rate: 2.88 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 3.33 +0.16 +4.91%
2022 3.18 +0.2 +6.68%
2021 2.98 +0.18 +6.47%
2020 2.8 +0.17 +6.51%
2019 2.63 +0.06 +2.26%
2018 2.57 +0.14 +5.72%
2017 2.43 +0.14 +6.3%
2016 2.29 +0.15 +6.92%
2015 2.14 +0.12 +6.05%
2014 2.02 +0.15 +7.92%
2013 1.87 +0.13 +7.67%
2012 1.74 +0.16 +10.16%
2011 1.58 +0.15 +10.68%
2010 1.42 +0.4 +39.24%
2009 1.02 −0.01 −0.87%
2008 1.03 +0 +0.29%
2007 1.03 −0 −0.29%
2006 1.03 +0.06 +6.29%
2005 0.97 −0 −0.41%
2004 0.97 +0.04 +4.06%
2003 0.94 +0.05 +6.12%
2002 0.88
1992 0.98 −0.08 −7.79%
1991 1.07 −0.03 −3.09%
1990 1.1
1984 0.82
1979 0.52
1970 0.46
1965 0.47
1960 0.56

South America, 2023

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.