Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Panama

Physicians per 1,000 people in Panama in 2022 — 1.63 per 1,000. Ranked 70 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 356.5%.

2022 1.63 per 1,000 −6.45% vs 2021
World rank 70of 125
Period maximum 1.79 per 1,0001988
Period minimum 0.36 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Panama, 1960–202200.511.5219601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.36 per 1,0001965: 0.48 per 1,0001970: 0.61 per 1,0001975: 0.6 per 1,0001981: 0.99 per 1,0001984: 1.02 per 1,0001985: 1.01 per 1,0001988: 1.79 per 1,0001990: 1.12 per 1,0001991: 1.13 per 1,0001992: 1.15 per 1,0001993: 1.18 per 1,0001994: 1.13 per 1,0001995: 1.17 per 1,0001996: 1.21 per 1,0001997: 1.21 per 1,0001998: 1.2 per 1,0001999: 1.24 per 1,0002001: 1.25 per 1,0002002: 1.34 per 1,0002003: 1.35 per 1,0002004: 1.33 per 1,0002005: 1.36 per 1,0002006: 1.36 per 1,0002007: 1.31 per 1,0002008: 1.39 per 1,0002009: 1.32 per 1,0002010: 1.41 per 1,0002011: 1.5 per 1,0002012: 1.6 per 1,0002013: 1.59 per 1,0002014: 1.59 per 1,0002015: 1.58 per 1,0002016: 1.57 per 1,0002017: 1.59 per 1,0002018: 1.61 per 1,0002019: 1.64 per 1,0002020: 1.63 per 1,0002021: 1.74 per 1,0002022: 1.63 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.27 (+356.46%) Average annual rate: 2.48 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Panama 1.63 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 2.57 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.63 −0.11 −6.45%
2021 1.74 +0.11 +6.56%
2020 1.63 −0.01 −0.43%
2019 1.64 +0.03 +1.74%
2018 1.61 +0.02 +1.26%
2017 1.59 +0.02 +1.02%
2016 1.57 −0.01 −0.38%
2015 1.58 −0.01 −0.57%
2014 1.59 +0 +0.13%
2013 1.59 −0.02 −1.06%
2012 1.6 +0.1 +6.65%
2011 1.5 +0.09 +6.52%
2010 1.41 +0.1 +7.3%
2009 1.32 −0.07 −5.19%
2008 1.39 +0.08 +5.96%
2007 1.31 −0.05 −3.47%
2006 1.36 +0 +0.07%
2005 1.36 +0.03 +1.96%
2004 1.33 −0.02 −1.41%
2003 1.35 +0.01 +0.37%
2002 1.34 +0.09 +7.27%
2001 1.25
1999 1.24 +0.04 +3.33%
1998 1.2 −0.01 −0.83%
1997 1.21 −0 −0.16%
1996 1.21 +0.04 +3.41%
1995 1.17 +0.04 +3.62%
1994 1.13 −0.05 −4.39%
1993 1.18 +0.03 +2.87%
1992 1.15 +0.02 +1.95%
1991 1.13 +0.01 +0.8%
1990 1.12
1988 1.79
1985 1.01 −0.01 −1.47%
1984 1.02
1981 0.99
1975 0.6
1970 0.61
1965 0.48
1960 0.36

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.