Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Maldives

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Maldives in 2019 — 2.24 per 1,000. Ranked 68 in the world out of 135. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,672.7%.

2019 2.24 per 1,000 +20.03% vs 2018
World rank 68of 135
Period maximum 2.24 per 1,0002019
Period minimum 0.03 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1970–2019 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Maldives, 1970–20190123197019751980198519901995200020052010201520191970: 0.03 per 1,0001981: 0.05 per 1,0001982: 0.07 per 1,0001990: 0.07 per 1,0001991: 0.19 per 1,0001993: 0.28 per 1,0001996: 0.66 per 1,0002004: 1 per 1,0002007: 1.7 per 1,0002009: 1.51 per 1,0002010: 1.46 per 1,0002014: 1.86 per 1,0002016: 1.32 per 1,0002017: 1.89 per 1,0002018: 1.86 per 1,0002019: 2.24 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.2 (+6,672.73%) Average annual rate: 8.98 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Maldives 2.24 per 1,000
South Asia computed 0.87 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 0.87 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.04 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2019 2.24 +0.37 +20.03%
2018 1.86 −0.03 −1.69%
2017 1.89 +0.57 +43.48%
2016 1.32
2014 1.86
2010 1.46 −0.05 −3.64%
2009 1.51
2007 1.7
2004 1
1996 0.66
1993 0.28
1991 0.19 +0.12 +171.43%
1990 0.07
1982 0.07 +0.02 +32.65%
1981 0.05
1970 0.03

Southern Asia, 2019

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.