Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Dominican Republic

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 2.43 per 1,000. Ranked 23 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,905%.

2023 2.43 per 1,000 +8.59% vs 2022
World rank 23of 58
Period maximum 2.43 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.12 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Dominican Republic, 1960–2023012319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.12 per 1,0001965: 0.59 per 1,0001975: 0.44 per 1,0001984: 0.56 per 1,0001988: 1.07 per 1,0001990: 1.49 per 1,0001993: 1.05 per 1,0001995: 1.5 per 1,0001997: 2.16 per 1,0002000: 1.83 per 1,0002008: 1.09 per 1,0002011: 1.51 per 1,0002018: 1.43 per 1,0002019: 1.43 per 1,0002020: 1.95 per 1,0002021: 2.03 per 1,0002022: 2.23 per 1,0002023: 2.43 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.31 (+1,904.96%) Average annual rate: 4.87 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.43 +0.19 +8.59%
2022 2.23 +0.21 +10.1%
2021 2.03 +0.08 +4.16%
2020 1.95 +0.52 +36.13%
2019 1.43 +0.01 +0.35%
2018 1.43
2011 1.51
2008 1.09
2000 1.83
1997 2.16
1995 1.5
1993 1.05
1990 1.49
1988 1.07
1984 0.56
1975 0.44
1965 0.59
1960 0.12

Caribbean, 2023

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

DO Dominican Republic 2.43 JM Jamaica 0.46

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.