Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Marshall Islands

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Marshall Islands in 2012 — 0.47 per 1,000. Ranked 95 in the world out of 119. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 10.7%.

2012 0.47 per 1,000 −26.57% vs 2011
World rank 95of 119
Period maximum 0.64 per 1,0002011
Period minimum 0.42 per 1,0001996

Trend over time

1996–2012 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Marshall Islands, 1996–20120.40.50.60.71996199820002002200420062008201020121996: 0.42 per 1,0002000: 0.47 per 1,0002007: 0.6 per 1,0002010: 0.62 per 1,0002011: 0.64 per 1,0002012: 0.47 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.05 (+10.66%) Average annual rate: 0.64 %

Comparison, 2012

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

Marshall Islands 0.47 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.57 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2012 0.47 −0.17 −26.57%
2011 0.64 +0.02 +3.41%
2010 0.62
2007 0.6
2000 0.47
1996 0.42

Micronesia, 2012

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FM Micronesia 0.67 MH Marshall Islands 0.47

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.