Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Paraguay

Physicians per 1,000 people in Paraguay in 2022 — 3.89 per 1,000. Ranked 26 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 629%.

2022 3.89 per 1,000 +19.71% vs 2021
World rank 26of 125
Period maximum 3.89 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.28 per 1,0001994

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Paraguay, 1960–20220123419601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.53 per 1,0001965: 0.53 per 1,0001970: 0.44 per 1,0001975: 0.44 per 1,0001979: 0.56 per 1,0001981: 0.58 per 1,0001984: 0.7 per 1,0001985: 0.68 per 1,0001988: 0.64 per 1,0001990: 0.65 per 1,0001991: 0.81 per 1,0001994: 0.28 per 1,0001995: 0.73 per 1,0001997: 1.1 per 1,0002000: 1.17 per 1,0002002: 1.21 per 1,0002012: 1.39 per 1,0002018: 1.47 per 1,0002020: 1.3 per 1,0002021: 3.25 per 1,0002022: 3.89 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.36 (+629.03%) Average annual rate: 3.26 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Paraguay 3.89 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 2.57 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.89 +0.64 +19.71%
2021 3.25 +1.96 +150.93%
2020 1.3
2018 1.47
2012 1.39
2002 1.21
2000 1.17
1997 1.1
1995 0.73 +0.45 +160.71%
1994 0.28
1991 0.81 +0.16 +25.08%
1990 0.65
1988 0.64
1985 0.68 −0.03 −3.71%
1984 0.7
1981 0.58
1979 0.56
1975 0.44
1970 0.44
1965 0.53
1960 0.53

South America, 2022

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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.