Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Ecuador

Physicians per 1,000 people in Ecuador in 2020 — 2.31 per 1,000. Ranked 66 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 484.1%.

2020 2.31 per 1,000 −0.3% vs 2019
World rank 66of 136
Period maximum 2.34 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.34 per 1,0001965

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Ecuador, 1960–20200123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.4 per 1,0001965: 0.34 per 1,0001970: 0.35 per 1,0001975: 0.35 per 1,0001977: 0.64 per 1,0001990: 0.93 per 1,0001991: 1.14 per 1,0001992: 1.18 per 1,0001993: 1.09 per 1,0001994: 1.26 per 1,0001995: 1.23 per 1,0001996: 1.3 per 1,0001997: 1.32 per 1,0001998: 1.31 per 1,0001999: 1.37 per 1,0002000: 0.81 per 1,0002001: 0.85 per 1,0002002: 0.85 per 1,0002003: 0.81 per 1,0002004: 0.88 per 1,0002005: 0.9 per 1,0002006: 0.9 per 1,0002007: 0.98 per 1,0002008: 1.1 per 1,0002009: 1.22 per 1,0002010: 1.28 per 1,0002011: 1.38 per 1,0002012: 1.56 per 1,0002013: 1.65 per 1,0002014: 1.68 per 1,0002015: 1.81 per 1,0002016: 2.06 per 1,0002017: 2.23 per 1,0002018: 2.34 per 1,0002019: 2.32 per 1,0002020: 2.31 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.92 (+484.09%) Average annual rate: 2.99 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Ecuador 2.31 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.17 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 2.31 −0.01 −0.3%
2019 2.32 −0.02 −0.9%
2018 2.34 +0.12 +5.21%
2017 2.23 +0.17 +8.27%
2016 2.06 +0.25 +13.79%
2015 1.81 +0.12 +7.24%
2014 1.68 +0.04 +2.37%
2013 1.65 +0.08 +5.38%
2012 1.56 +0.18 +12.95%
2011 1.38 +0.1 +7.72%
2010 1.28 +0.07 +5.51%
2009 1.22 +0.12 +10.95%
2008 1.1 +0.12 +12.07%
2007 0.98 +0.08 +9.27%
2006 0.9 −0.01 −0.78%
2005 0.9 +0.02 +2.04%
2004 0.88 +0.08 +9.41%
2003 0.81 −0.04 −4.83%
2002 0.85 −0 −0.24%
2001 0.85 +0.04 +4.8%
2000 0.81 −0.56 −40.69%
1999 1.37 +0.06 +4.74%
1998 1.31 −0.01 −0.91%
1997 1.32 +0.02 +1.23%
1996 1.3 +0.07 +5.85%
1995 1.23 −0.02 −1.91%
1994 1.26 +0.17 +15.24%
1993 1.09 −0.09 −7.4%
1992 1.18 +0.04 +3.16%
1991 1.14 +0.21 +22.06%
1990 0.93
1977 0.64
1975 0.35
1970 0.35
1965 0.34
1960 0.4

South America, 2020

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.