Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Eswatini

Physicians per 1,000 people in Eswatini in 2023 — 0.56 per 1,000. Ranked 38 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 435.6%.

2023 0.56 per 1,000 −0.71% vs 2022
World rank 38of 58
Period maximum 0.56 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.05 per 1,0001983

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Eswatini, 1960–202300.20.40.619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.1 per 1,0001970: 0.12 per 1,0001983: 0.05 per 1,0001990: 0.11 per 1,0001996: 0.15 per 1,0002001: 0.17 per 1,0002003: 0.15 per 1,0002004: 0.16 per 1,0002009: 0.16 per 1,0002011: 0.1 per 1,0002016: 0.09 per 1,0002017: 0.18 per 1,0002018: 0.24 per 1,0002020: 0.14 per 1,0002022: 0.56 per 1,0002023: 0.56 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.45 (+435.58%) Average annual rate: 2.7 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.56 −0 −0.71%
2022 0.56
2020 0.14
2018 0.24 +0.06 +32.22%
2017 0.18 +0.09 +93.55%
2016 0.09
2011 0.1
2009 0.16
2004 0.16 +0.01 +6%
2003 0.15
2001 0.17
1996 0.15
1990 0.11
1983 0.05
1970 0.12
1960 0.1

Southern Africa, 2023

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

SZ Eswatini 0.56 BW Botswana 0.38

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.