Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Comoros

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Comoros in 2022 — 0.42 per 1,000. Ranked 84 in the world out of 125. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 404.8%.

2022 0.42 per 1,000 −3.85% vs 2020
World rank 84of 125
Period maximum 0.44 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.07 per 1,0001997

Trend over time

1984–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Comoros, 1984–202200.20.40.6198419881992199620002004200820122016202020221984: 0.08 per 1,0001988: 0.16 per 1,0001990: 0.11 per 1,0001992: 0.13 per 1,0001997: 0.07 per 1,0002004: 0.2 per 1,0002005: 0.2 per 1,0002009: 0.2 per 1,0002012: 0.18 per 1,0002016: 0.29 per 1,0002018: 0.29 per 1,0002020: 0.44 per 1,0002022: 0.42 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.34 (+404.76%) Average annual rate: 4.35 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Comoros 0.42 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 0.15 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.42
2020 0.44
2018 0.29
2016 0.29
2012 0.18
2009 0.2
2005 0.2 −0 −1.01%
2004 0.2
1997 0.07
1992 0.13
1990 0.11
1988 0.16
1984 0.08

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.