Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Namibia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Namibia in 2022 — 0.55 per 1,000. Ranked 80 in the world out of 125. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 139.4%.

2022 0.55 per 1,000 +31.67% vs 2021
World rank 80of 125
Period maximum 0.57 per 1,0002017
Period minimum 0.23 per 1,0001991

Trend over time

1991–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Namibia, 1991–20220.20.30.40.50.61991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 0.23 per 1,0001992: 0.23 per 1,0001997: 0.3 per 1,0002004: 0.31 per 1,0002007: 0.38 per 1,0002017: 0.57 per 1,0002018: 0.34 per 1,0002019: 0.37 per 1,0002020: 0.38 per 1,0002021: 0.42 per 1,0002022: 0.55 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.32 (+139.39%) Average annual rate: 2.86 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Namibia 0.55 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 0.75 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.55 +0.13 +31.67%
2021 0.42 +0.04 +10.53%
2020 0.38 +0.01 +3.26%
2019 0.37 +0.03 +9.85%
2018 0.34 −0.23 −40.92%
2017 0.57
2007 0.38
2004 0.31
1997 0.3
1992 0.23 +0 +0.43%
1991 0.23

Southern Africa, 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.