Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Libya

Physicians per 1,000 people in Libya in 2017 — 2.04 per 1,000. Ranked 72 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,243.4%.

2017 2.04 per 1,000 +9.73% vs 2015
World rank 72of 139
Period maximum 2.04 per 1,0002017
Period minimum 0.15 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Libya, 1960–20170123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 0.15 per 1,0001965: 0.26 per 1,0001970: 0.37 per 1,0001980: 1.33 per 1,0001981: 1.63 per 1,0001982: 1.56 per 1,0001983: 1.44 per 1,0001990: 1.07 per 1,0001993: 1.44 per 1,0001997: 1.26 per 1,0002004: 1.23 per 1,0002008: 1.79 per 1,0002009: 1.89 per 1,0002014: 2.04 per 1,0002015: 1.86 per 1,0002017: 2.04 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.89 (+1,243.42%) Average annual rate: 4.66 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Libya 2.04 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.26 per 1,000
Northern Africa computed 0.71 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.89 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 2.04
2015 1.86 −0.18 −8.64%
2014 2.04
2009 1.89 +0.1 +5.36%
2008 1.79
2004 1.23
1997 1.26
1993 1.44
1990 1.07
1983 1.44 −0.12 −7.81%
1982 1.56 −0.07 −4.35%
1981 1.63 +0.3 +22.51%
1980 1.33
1970 0.37
1965 0.26
1960 0.15

Northern Africa, 2017

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.