Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Laos

Physicians per 1,000 people in Laos in 2022 — 0.33 per 1,000. Ranked 87 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,555%.

2022 0.33 per 1,000 +1.85% vs 2021
World rank 87of 125
Period maximum 0.73 per 1,0001985
Period minimum 0.02 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Laos, 1960–202200.20.40.60.819601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.02 per 1,0001965: 0.04 per 1,0001970: 0.07 per 1,0001976: 0.05 per 1,0001985: 0.73 per 1,0001990: 0.23 per 1,0001995: 0.34 per 1,0002000: 0.28 per 1,0002004: 0.35 per 1,0002005: 0.27 per 1,0002009: 0.2 per 1,0002010: 0.33 per 1,0002012: 0.32 per 1,0002013: 0.33 per 1,0002014: 0.38 per 1,0002015: 0.4 per 1,0002016: 0.37 per 1,0002017: 0.44 per 1,0002018: 0.36 per 1,0002019: 0.36 per 1,0002020: 0.36 per 1,0002021: 0.33 per 1,0002022: 0.33 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.31 (+1,555%) Average annual rate: 4.63 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Laos 0.33 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 2.4 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.33 +0.01 +1.85%
2021 0.33 −0.03 −8.71%
2020 0.36 −0.01 −1.93%
2019 0.36 +0 +0.55%
2018 0.36 −0.08 −17.95%
2017 0.44 +0.07 +18.6%
2016 0.37 −0.03 −7.25%
2015 0.4 +0.02 +6.1%
2014 0.38 +0.05 +15.64%
2013 0.33 +0.01 +1.56%
2012 0.32
2010 0.33 +0.14 +68.53%
2009 0.2
2005 0.27 −0.08 −22.83%
2004 0.35
2000 0.28
1995 0.34
1990 0.23
1985 0.73
1976 0.05
1970 0.07
1965 0.04
1960 0.02

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

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.