Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Lebanon

Physicians per 1,000 people in Lebanon in 2020 — 2.68 per 1,000. Ranked 56 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 244.5%.

2020 2.68 per 1,000 +2.64% vs 2019
World rank 56of 136
Period maximum 2.68 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.73 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Lebanon, 1960–20200123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.78 per 1,0001965: 0.94 per 1,0001970: 0.73 per 1,0001979: 1.69 per 1,0001981: 1.71 per 1,0001983: 1.26 per 1,0001989: 1.86 per 1,0001991: 1.33 per 1,0001993: 1.86 per 1,0001997: 2.1 per 1,0002001: 2.61 per 1,0002006: 2.48 per 1,0002007: 2.31 per 1,0002010: 2.3 per 1,0002011: 2.68 per 1,0002013: 2.32 per 1,0002014: 2.05 per 1,0002015: 2.12 per 1,0002016: 2.14 per 1,0002017: 2.24 per 1,0002018: 2.41 per 1,0002019: 2.61 per 1,0002020: 2.68 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.9 (+244.47%) Average annual rate: 2.08 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Lebanon 2.68 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.25 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 1.87 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 2.68 +0.07 +2.64%
2019 2.61 +0.2 +8.25%
2018 2.41 +0.17 +7.58%
2017 2.24 +0.11 +4.96%
2016 2.14 +0.01 +0.61%
2015 2.12 +0.08 +3.81%
2014 2.05 −0.27 −11.66%
2013 2.32
2011 2.68 +0.38 +16.41%
2010 2.3
2007 2.31 −0.17 −6.71%
2006 2.48
2001 2.61
1997 2.1
1993 1.86
1991 1.33
1989 1.86
1983 1.26
1981 1.71
1979 1.69
1970 0.73
1965 0.94
1960 0.78

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.