Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — East Asia & Pacific

Physicians per 1,000 people in East Asia & Pacific in 2022 — 2.4 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 155.2%.

2022 2.4 per 1,000 +87.73% vs 2010
World rank
Period maximum 2.4 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.94 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — East Asia & Pacific, 1990–20220.511.522.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.94 per 1,0002000: 1.21 per 1,0002008: 1.34 per 1,0002010: 1.28 per 1,0002022: 2.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.46 (+155.17%) Average annual rate: 2.97 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 2.4 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.4
2010 1.28
2008 1.34
2000 1.21
1990 0.94

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.