Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Estonia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Estonia in 2022 — 3.47 per 1,000. Ranked 37 in the world out of 125. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 18.1%.

2022 3.47 per 1,000 +1.14% vs 2021
World rank 37of 125
Period maximum 3.53 per 1,0001991
Period minimum 2.78 per 1,0002001

Trend over time

1980–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Estonia, 1980–20222.62.833.23.43.61980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 2.94 per 1,0001985: 3.35 per 1,0001986: 3.41 per 1,0001987: 3.48 per 1,0001990: 3.5 per 1,0001991: 3.53 per 1,0001992: 3.25 per 1,0001993: 3.19 per 1,0001994: 3.17 per 1,0001995: 3.16 per 1,0001996: 3.11 per 1,0001997: 3.19 per 1,0001998: 2.95 per 1,0001999: 2.99 per 1,0002000: 2.94 per 1,0002001: 2.78 per 1,0002002: 2.96 per 1,0002003: 3 per 1,0002004: 3.02 per 1,0002005: 3.14 per 1,0002006: 3.18 per 1,0002007: 3.26 per 1,0002008: 3.34 per 1,0002009: 3.28 per 1,0002010: 3.24 per 1,0002011: 3.29 per 1,0002012: 3.28 per 1,0002013: 3.34 per 1,0002014: 3.36 per 1,0002015: 3.42 per 1,0002016: 3.46 per 1,0002017: 3.47 per 1,0002018: 3.48 per 1,0002019: 3.47 per 1,0002020: 3.48 per 1,0002021: 3.43 per 1,0002022: 3.47 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.53 (+18.07%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Estonia 3.47 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.47 +0.04 +1.14%
2021 3.43 −0.05 −1.41%
2020 3.48 +0.01 +0.29%
2019 3.47 −0.01 −0.4%
2018 3.48 +0.02 +0.43%
2017 3.47 +0.01 +0.32%
2016 3.46 +0.04 +1.17%
2015 3.42 +0.06 +1.67%
2014 3.36 +0.03 +0.78%
2013 3.34 +0.05 +1.55%
2012 3.28 −0.01 −0.3%
2011 3.29 +0.05 +1.54%
2010 3.24 −0.04 −1.13%
2009 3.28 −0.06 −1.83%
2008 3.34 +0.08 +2.52%
2007 3.26 +0.08 +2.45%
2006 3.18 +0.04 +1.27%
2005 3.14 +0.12 +3.94%
2004 3.02 +0.03 +0.9%
2003 3 +0.03 +1.08%
2002 2.96 +0.18 +6.5%
2001 2.78 −0.16 −5.4%
2000 2.94 −0.05 −1.67%
1999 2.99 +0.05 +1.56%
1998 2.95 −0.24 −7.62%
1997 3.19 +0.08 +2.64%
1996 3.11 −0.05 −1.55%
1995 3.16 −0.01 −0.47%
1994 3.17 −0.02 −0.47%
1993 3.19 −0.06 −1.94%
1992 3.25 −0.28 −7.86%
1991 3.53 +0.02 +0.71%
1990 3.5
1987 3.48 +0.08 +2.23%
1986 3.41 +0.06 +1.73%
1985 3.35
1980 2.94

Northern Europe, 2022

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.