Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guyana

Physicians per 1,000 people in Guyana in 2020 — 1.39 per 1,000. Ranked 81 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 443.9%.

2020 1.39 per 1,000 −22.51% vs 2018
World rank 81of 136
Period maximum 1.79 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.11 per 1,0001993

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guyana, 1960–202000.511.52196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.26 per 1,0001970: 0.24 per 1,0001975: 0.25 per 1,0001984: 0.17 per 1,0001985: 0.17 per 1,0001990: 0.17 per 1,0001993: 0.11 per 1,0001995: 0.33 per 1,0001997: 0.18 per 1,0002000: 0.48 per 1,0002009: 0.21 per 1,0002010: 0.69 per 1,0002018: 1.79 per 1,0002020: 1.39 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.13 (+443.92%) Average annual rate: 2.86 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 1.39
2018 1.79
2010 0.69 +0.47 +221.03%
2009 0.21
2000 0.48
1997 0.18
1995 0.33
1993 0.11
1990 0.17
1985 0.17 +0 +1.82%
1984 0.17
1975 0.25
1970 0.24
1960 0.26

South 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.