Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Lesotho

Physicians per 1,000 people in Lesotho in 2022 — 0.24 per 1,000. Ranked 94 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 459.5%.

2022 0.24 per 1,000 −48.58% vs 2018
World rank 94of 125
Period maximum 0.46 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.03 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Lesotho, 1960–202200.20.40.619601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.04 per 1,0001965: 0.05 per 1,0001970: 0.03 per 1,0001975: 0.03 per 1,0001985: 0.07 per 1,0001990: 0.04 per 1,0001993: 0.05 per 1,0001995: 0.05 per 1,0002003: 0.05 per 1,0002010: 0.07 per 1,0002018: 0.46 per 1,0002022: 0.24 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.19 (+459.52%) Average annual rate: 2.82 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Lesotho 0.24 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 0.75 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.24
2018 0.46
2010 0.07
2003 0.05
1995 0.05
1993 0.05
1990 0.04
1985 0.07
1975 0.03
1970 0.03
1965 0.05
1960 0.04

Southern Africa, 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.