Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — New Caledonia

Physicians per 1,000 people in New Caledonia in 1999 — 1.98 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 87. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 203.5%.

1999 1.98 per 1,000 +203.52% vs 1983
World rank 44of 87
Period maximum 1.98 per 1,0001999
Period minimum 0.65 per 1,0001983

Trend over time

1983–1999 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — New Caledonia, 1983–199900.511.521983198519871989199119931995199719991983: 0.65 per 1,0001999: 1.98 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.33 (+203.52%) Average annual rate: 7.19 %

Comparison, 1999

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

New Caledonia 1.98 per 1,000
Melanesia computed 0.51 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
1999 1.98
1983 0.65

Melanesia, 1999

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.