Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Honduras

Physicians per 1,000 people in Honduras in 2020 — 0.49 per 1,000. Ranked 104 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 503.7%.

2020 0.49 per 1,000 +60.86% vs 2017
World rank 104of 136
Period maximum 0.83 per 1,0001997
Period minimum 0.08 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Honduras, 1960–202000.250.50.751196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.08 per 1,0001965: 0.19 per 1,0001970: 0.27 per 1,0001975: 0.27 per 1,0001979: 0.33 per 1,0001981: 0.33 per 1,0001984: 0.69 per 1,0001988: 0.83 per 1,0001990: 0.7 per 1,0001991: 0.41 per 1,0001995: 0.65 per 1,0001997: 0.83 per 1,0002000: 0.56 per 1,0002005: 0.36 per 1,0002010: 0.29 per 1,0002016: 0.59 per 1,0002017: 0.3 per 1,0002020: 0.49 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.41 (+503.7%) Average annual rate: 3.04 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Honduras 0.49 per 1,000
Central America computed 2.17 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 0.49
2017 0.3 −0.29 −48.39%
2016 0.59
2010 0.29
2005 0.36
2000 0.56
1997 0.83
1995 0.65
1991 0.41 −0.29 −41.29%
1990 0.7
1988 0.83
1984 0.69
1981 0.33
1979 0.33
1975 0.27
1970 0.27
1965 0.19
1960 0.08

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.