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Physicians per 1,000 people — Colombia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Colombia in 2023 — 2.54 per 1,000. Ranked 22 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 616.1%.

2023 2.54 per 1,000 +2.76% vs 2021
World rank 22of 58
Period maximum 2.54 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.35 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Colombia, 1960–2023012319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.35 per 1,0001965: 0.38 per 1,0001970: 0.42 per 1,0001977: 0.48 per 1,0001990: 0.81 per 1,0001991: 0.86 per 1,0001992: 0.92 per 1,0001993: 0.96 per 1,0001994: 1.01 per 1,0001995: 1.05 per 1,0001996: 1.1 per 1,0001997: 1.14 per 1,0001998: 1.19 per 1,0001999: 1.22 per 1,0002000: 1.26 per 1,0002001: 1.29 per 1,0002002: 1.32 per 1,0002003: 1.35 per 1,0002004: 1.39 per 1,0002005: 1.43 per 1,0002006: 1.47 per 1,0002007: 1.51 per 1,0002008: 1.56 per 1,0002009: 1.62 per 1,0002010: 1.67 per 1,0002011: 1.75 per 1,0002012: 1.81 per 1,0002013: 1.88 per 1,0002014: 1.96 per 1,0002015: 2.02 per 1,0002016: 2.09 per 1,0002017: 2.16 per 1,0002018: 2.24 per 1,0002019: 2.32 per 1,0002020: 2.39 per 1,0002021: 2.47 per 1,0002023: 2.54 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.18 (+616.1%) Average annual rate: 3.17 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.54 — —
2021 2.47 +0.07 +3.05%
2020 2.39 +0.08 +3.32%
2019 2.32 +0.08 +3.35%
2018 2.24 +0.08 +3.65%
2017 2.16 +0.07 +3.59%
2016 2.09 +0.07 +3.26%
2015 2.02 +0.06 +3.16%
2014 1.96 +0.08 +4.03%
2013 1.88 +0.07 +3.86%
2012 1.81 +0.06 +3.42%
2011 1.75 +0.09 +5.28%
2010 1.67 +0.05 +3.03%
2009 1.62 +0.05 +3.45%
2008 1.56 +0.05 +3.44%
2007 1.51 +0.04 +2.86%
2006 1.47 +0.04 +2.58%
2005 1.43 +0.04 +2.95%
2004 1.39 +0.04 +2.88%
2003 1.35 +0.03 +2.35%
2002 1.32 +0.03 +2.4%
2001 1.29 +0.03 +2.06%
2000 1.26 +0.04 +3.44%
1999 1.22 +0.04 +3.12%
1998 1.19 +0.05 +4.13%
1997 1.14 +0.04 +3.93%
1996 1.1 +0.04 +3.89%
1995 1.05 +0.05 +4.56%
1994 1.01 +0.05 +4.67%
1993 0.96 +0.04 +4.45%
1992 0.92 +0.06 +6.84%
1991 0.86 +0.06 +6.94%
1990 0.81 — —
1977 0.48 — —
1970 0.42 — —
1965 0.38 — —
1960 0.35 — —

South America, 2023

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

AR Argentina 5.11 CL Chile 3.33 CO Colombia 2.54 BR Brazil 2.36 PE Peru 1.69 SR Suriname 1.36
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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.

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