Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Kiribati

Physicians per 1,000 people in Kiribati in 2013 — 0.19 per 1,000. Ranked 101 in the world out of 117. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 64.3%.

2013 0.19 per 1,000 +41.91% vs 2011
World rank 101of 117
Period maximum 0.61 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 0.13 per 1,0001993

Trend over time

1960–2013 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Kiribati, 1960–201300.20.40.60.819601966197219781984199019962002200820131960: 0.54 per 1,0001970: 0.61 per 1,0001980: 0.52 per 1,0001986: 0.5 per 1,0001990: 0.19 per 1,0001991: 0.18 per 1,0001992: 0.19 per 1,0001993: 0.13 per 1,0002008: 0.24 per 1,0002010: 0.38 per 1,0002011: 0.14 per 1,0002013: 0.19 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.35 (−64.33%) Average annual rate: -1.93 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2013 0.19
2011 0.14 −0.24 −63.93%
2010 0.38
2008 0.24
1993 0.13 −0.06 −30.11%
1992 0.19 +0.01 +5.68%
1991 0.18 −0.02 −8.81%
1990 0.19
1986 0.5
1980 0.52
1970 0.61
1960 0.54

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.