Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Egypt

Physicians per 1,000 people in Egypt in 2020 — 0.67 per 1,000. Ranked 98 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 71.6%.

2020 0.67 per 1,000 −3.73% vs 2019
World rank 98of 136
Period maximum 0.76 per 1,0002015
Period minimum 0.39 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Egypt, 1960–20200.30.40.50.60.70.8196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.39 per 1,0001965: 0.44 per 1,0001970: 0.53 per 1,0001975: 0.54 per 1,0002003: 0.49 per 1,0002014: 0.73 per 1,0002015: 0.76 per 1,0002016: 0.76 per 1,0002017: 0.74 per 1,0002018: 0.72 per 1,0002019: 0.7 per 1,0002020: 0.67 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.28 (+71.61%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Egypt 0.67 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.25 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 0.67 −0.03 −3.73%
2019 0.7 −0.02 −2.65%
2018 0.72 −0.03 −3.63%
2017 0.74 −0.02 −2.62%
2016 0.76 +0 +0%
2015 0.76 +0.03 +4.52%
2014 0.73
2003 0.49
1975 0.54
1970 0.53
1965 0.44
1960 0.39

Northern Africa, 2020

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

TN Tunisia 1.32 EG Egypt 0.67

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.