Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Malawi

Physicians per 1,000 people in Malawi in 2022 — 0.05 per 1,000. Ranked 122 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2022 0.05 per 1,000 +10.2% vs 2020
World rank 122of 125
Period maximum 0.15 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.01 per 1,0002013

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Malawi, 1960–202200.050.10.1519601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.03 per 1,0001965: 0.02 per 1,0001970: 0.01 per 1,0001981: 0.02 per 1,0001984: 0.09 per 1,0001989: 0.02 per 1,0001990: 0.02 per 1,0001993: 0.03 per 1,0002003: 0.02 per 1,0002004: 0.02 per 1,0002008: 0.02 per 1,0002009: 0.02 per 1,0002013: 0.01 per 1,0002016: 0.03 per 1,0002018: 0.15 per 1,0002020: 0.05 per 1,0002022: 0.05 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.03 (+100%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Malawi 0.05 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 0.15 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.05
2020 0.05
2018 0.15
2016 0.03
2013 0.01
2009 0.02 +0 +0%
2008 0.02
2004 0.02 +0 +0%
2003 0.02
1993 0.03
1990 0.02 −0 −4.35%
1989 0.02
1984 0.09
1981 0.02
1970 0.01
1965 0.02
1960 0.03

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.