Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Mexico

Physicians per 1,000 people in Mexico in 2022 — 2.59 per 1,000. Ranked 60 in the world out of 125. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 161.9%.

2022 2.59 per 1,000 +1.85% vs 2021
World rank 60of 125
Period maximum 2.59 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.99 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Mexico, 1990–20220.511.522.531990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.99 per 1,0001991: 1.18 per 1,0001992: 1.33 per 1,0001993: 1.48 per 1,0001994: 1.58 per 1,0001995: 1.67 per 1,0001996: 1.66 per 1,0001997: 1.7 per 1,0001998: 1.72 per 1,0001999: 1.72 per 1,0002000: 1.63 per 1,0002001: 1.52 per 1,0002002: 1.53 per 1,0002003: 1.58 per 1,0002004: 1.66 per 1,0002005: 1.77 per 1,0002006: 1.89 per 1,0002007: 1.93 per 1,0002008: 1.96 per 1,0002009: 1.99 per 1,0002010: 2.01 per 1,0002011: 2.11 per 1,0002012: 2.12 per 1,0002013: 2.16 per 1,0002014: 2.24 per 1,0002015: 2.34 per 1,0002016: 2.35 per 1,0002017: 2.41 per 1,0002018: 2.46 per 1,0002019: 2.46 per 1,0002020: 2.43 per 1,0002021: 2.54 per 1,0002022: 2.59 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.6 (+161.94%) Average annual rate: 3.05 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mexico 2.59 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 2.57 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.59 +0.05 +1.85%
2021 2.54 +0.12 +4.78%
2020 2.43 −0.04 −1.42%
2019 2.46 +0 +0.16%
2018 2.46 +0.05 +1.95%
2017 2.41 +0.06 +2.73%
2016 2.35 +0.01 +0.21%
2015 2.34 +0.1 +4.6%
2014 2.24 +0.07 +3.37%
2013 2.16 +0.04 +2.08%
2012 2.12 +0.01 +0.52%
2011 2.11 +0.1 +5.08%
2010 2.01 +0.02 +1.01%
2009 1.99 +0.03 +1.53%
2008 1.96 +0.03 +1.45%
2007 1.93 +0.04 +2.28%
2006 1.89 +0.12 +6.67%
2005 1.77 +0.11 +6.83%
2004 1.66 +0.08 +4.75%
2003 1.58 +0.05 +3.34%
2002 1.53 +0.01 +0.66%
2001 1.52 −0.11 −6.87%
2000 1.63 −0.09 −5.06%
1999 1.72 +0 +0.17%
1998 1.72 +0.01 +0.82%
1997 1.7 +0.04 +2.22%
1996 1.66 −0 −0.24%
1995 1.67 +0.09 +5.57%
1994 1.58 +0.1 +6.68%
1993 1.48 +0.15 +11.1%
1992 1.33 +0.16 +13.25%
1991 1.18 +0.19 +19.13%
1990 0.99

Central America, 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.