Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Cuba

Physicians per 1,000 people in Cuba in 2021 — 9.54 per 1,000. Ranked 1 in the world out of 123. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 908.7%.

2021 9.54 per 1,000 +2.7% vs 2020
World rank 1of 123
Period maximum 9.54 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.82 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Cuba, 1960–202102.557.51019601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.95 per 1,0001965: 0.88 per 1,0001970: 0.82 per 1,0001981: 1.39 per 1,0001984: 1.89 per 1,0001988: 3 per 1,0001990: 3.64 per 1,0001991: 3.98 per 1,0001992: 4.35 per 1,0001993: 4.71 per 1,0001994: 4.97 per 1,0001995: 5.2 per 1,0001996: 5.49 per 1,0001997: 5.69 per 1,0001998: 5.75 per 1,0001999: 5.86 per 1,0002000: 5.94 per 1,0002001: 5.95 per 1,0002002: 6 per 1,0002003: 6.07 per 1,0002004: 6.2 per 1,0002005: 6.27 per 1,0002006: 6.34 per 1,0002007: 6.42 per 1,0002008: 6.6 per 1,0002009: 6.63 per 1,0002010: 6.77 per 1,0002011: 6.96 per 1,0002012: 7.26 per 1,0002013: 7.41 per 1,0002014: 7.58 per 1,0002015: 7.8 per 1,0002016: 8 per 1,0002017: 8.19 per 1,0002018: 8.51 per 1,0002019: 8.68 per 1,0002020: 9.29 per 1,0002021: 9.54 per 1,000
Change over the period: +8.6 (+908.67%) Average annual rate: 3.86 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 9.54 +0.25 +2.7%
2020 9.29 +0.61 +7.08%
2019 8.68 +0.17 +2.02%
2018 8.51 +0.32 +3.88%
2017 8.19 +0.18 +2.3%
2016 8 +0.2 +2.56%
2015 7.8 +0.22 +2.91%
2014 7.58 +0.17 +2.35%
2013 7.41 +0.15 +2.04%
2012 7.26 +0.3 +4.36%
2011 6.96 +0.19 +2.73%
2010 6.77 +0.14 +2.14%
2009 6.63 +0.03 +0.42%
2008 6.6 +0.19 +2.9%
2007 6.42 +0.08 +1.21%
2006 6.34 +0.07 +1.13%
2005 6.27 +0.06 +1.05%
2004 6.2 +0.14 +2.22%
2003 6.07 +0.07 +1.12%
2002 6 +0.05 +0.82%
2001 5.95 +0.01 +0.19%
2000 5.94 +0.08 +1.42%
1999 5.86 +0.11 +1.83%
1998 5.75 +0.06 +1.04%
1997 5.69 +0.21 +3.81%
1996 5.49 +0.28 +5.44%
1995 5.2 +0.24 +4.73%
1994 4.97 +0.26 +5.48%
1993 4.71 +0.36 +8.38%
1992 4.35 +0.37 +9.23%
1991 3.98 +0.34 +9.32%
1990 3.64
1988 3
1984 1.89
1981 1.39
1970 0.82
1965 0.88
1960 0.95

Caribbean, 2021

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.