Physicians per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean in 2022 — 2.57 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 391.3%.
1960–2022 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.57 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1.61 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1.39 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1.22 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0.65 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0.52 | — | — |
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.
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