Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Ethiopia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Ethiopia in 2023 — 0.14 per 1,000. Ranked 50 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,488.9%.

2023 0.14 per 1,000 +36.19% vs 2022
World rank 50of 58
Period maximum 0.14 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.01 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Ethiopia, 1960–202300.050.10.1519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.01 per 1,0001965: 0.01 per 1,0001970: 0.01 per 1,0001975: 0.01 per 1,0001980: 0.01 per 1,0001981: 0.01 per 1,0001984: 0.01 per 1,0001988: 0.03 per 1,0001994: 0.03 per 1,0001996: 0.03 per 1,0001997: 0.02 per 1,0001998: 0.02 per 1,0001999: 0.02 per 1,0002000: 0.02 per 1,0002001: 0.03 per 1,0002002: 0.03 per 1,0002003: 0.03 per 1,0002004: 0.03 per 1,0002005: 0.03 per 1,0002006: 0.03 per 1,0002007: 0.02 per 1,0002008: 0.02 per 1,0002009: 0.03 per 1,0002018: 0.08 per 1,0002019: 0.09 per 1,0002020: 0.1 per 1,0002021: 0.1 per 1,0002022: 0.11 per 1,0002023: 0.14 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.13 (+1,488.89%) Average annual rate: 4.49 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.14 +0.04 +36.19%
2022 0.11 +0 +5%
2021 0.1 −0 −1.96%
2020 0.1 +0.01 +14.61%
2019 0.09 +0.01 +18.67%
2018 0.08
2009 0.03 +0 +4.17%
2008 0.02 +0 +9.09%
2007 0.02 −0 −15.38%
2006 0.03 −0.01 −16.13%
2005 0.03 +0.01 +19.23%
2004 0.03 +0 +0%
2003 0.03 −0 −10.34%
2002 0.03 +0 +3.57%
2001 0.03 +0.01 +33.33%
2000 0.02 +0 +5%
1999 0.02 −0 −4.76%
1998 0.02 −0 −8.7%
1997 0.02 −0 −8%
1996 0.03
1994 0.03
1988 0.03
1984 0.01
1981 0.01 +0 +0%
1980 0.01
1975 0.01
1970 0.01
1965 0.01
1960 0.01

Eastern Africa, 2023

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.