Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Peru

Physicians per 1,000 people in Peru in 2023 — 1.69 per 1,000. Ranked 30 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 231%.

2023 1.69 per 1,000 +2.37% vs 2022
World rank 30of 58
Period maximum 1.69 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.51 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Peru, 1960–202300.511.5219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.51 per 1,0001965: 0.61 per 1,0001970: 0.52 per 1,0001975: 0.53 per 1,0001979: 0.69 per 1,0001980: 0.72 per 1,0001981: 0.76 per 1,0001982: 0.85 per 1,0001983: 0.9 per 1,0001984: 0.91 per 1,0001985: 0.93 per 1,0001986: 0.98 per 1,0001987: 0.98 per 1,0001988: 0.97 per 1,0001989: 1.04 per 1,0001990: 1.06 per 1,0001992: 1.03 per 1,0001995: 0.98 per 1,0001997: 0.93 per 1,0001999: 1.14 per 1,0002007: 1.65 per 1,0002009: 0.94 per 1,0002012: 1.14 per 1,0002016: 1.31 per 1,0002018: 1.37 per 1,0002019: 1.35 per 1,0002020: 1.44 per 1,0002021: 1.67 per 1,0002022: 1.65 per 1,0002023: 1.69 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.18 (+230.98%) Average annual rate: 1.92 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 1.69 +0.04 +2.37%
2022 1.65 −0.02 −1.43%
2021 1.67 +0.24 +16.5%
2020 1.44 +0.08 +6.06%
2019 1.35 −0.02 −1.38%
2018 1.37
2016 1.31
2012 1.14
2009 0.94
2007 1.65
1999 1.14
1997 0.93
1995 0.98
1992 1.03
1990 1.06 +0.03 +2.8%
1989 1.04 +0.07 +7.25%
1988 0.97 −0.02 −1.83%
1987 0.98 −0 −0.1%
1986 0.98 +0.05 +5.92%
1985 0.93 +0.02 +2.31%
1984 0.91 +0.01 +0.67%
1983 0.9 +0.06 +6.62%
1982 0.85 +0.09 +11.32%
1981 0.76 +0.04 +6.15%
1980 0.72 +0.02 +3.47%
1979 0.69
1975 0.53
1970 0.52
1965 0.61
1960 0.51

South America, 2023

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.