Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guatemala

Physicians per 1,000 people in Guatemala in 2020 — 1.28 per 1,000. Ranked 85 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 596.2%.

2020 1.28 per 1,000 +252.89% vs 2018
World rank 85of 136
Period maximum 1.28 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.18 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guatemala, 1960–202000.511.5196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.18 per 1,0001965: 0.27 per 1,0001970: 0.27 per 1,0001984: 0.47 per 1,0001988: 0.26 per 1,0001990: 0.78 per 1,0001993: 0.25 per 1,0001995: 1.1 per 1,0001997: 0.93 per 1,0001999: 0.87 per 1,0002009: 0.91 per 1,0002017: 0.29 per 1,0002018: 0.36 per 1,0002020: 1.28 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.1 (+596.2%) Average annual rate: 3.29 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Guatemala 1.28 per 1,000
Central America computed 2.17 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.17 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 1.28
2018 0.36 +0.08 +26.92%
2017 0.29
2009 0.91
1999 0.87
1997 0.93
1995 1.1
1993 0.25
1990 0.78
1988 0.26
1984 0.47
1970 0.27
1965 0.27
1960 0.18

Central 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.