Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Philippines

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Philippines in 2021 — 0.79 per 1,000. Ranked 87 in the world out of 123. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 442.5%.

2021 0.79 per 1,000 +5.32% vs 2020
World rank 87of 123
Period maximum 1.24 per 1,0001997
Period minimum 0.11 per 1,0001992

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Philippines, 1960–202100.511.519601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.15 per 1,0001970: 0.11 per 1,0001975: 0.11 per 1,0001980: 0.13 per 1,0001981: 0.15 per 1,0001984: 0.15 per 1,0001985: 0.15 per 1,0001989: 0.12 per 1,0001990: 0.12 per 1,0001992: 0.11 per 1,0001996: 1.23 per 1,0001997: 1.24 per 1,0002000: 1.19 per 1,0002001: 1.19 per 1,0002002: 1.09 per 1,0002003: 1.2 per 1,0002004: 1.09 per 1,0002005: 1.21 per 1,0002006: 1.21 per 1,0002007: 1.22 per 1,0002008: 1.23 per 1,0002009: 1.24 per 1,0002010: 0.54 per 1,0002011: 0.55 per 1,0002012: 0.56 per 1,0002013: 0.57 per 1,0002014: 0.59 per 1,0002015: 0.61 per 1,0002016: 0.63 per 1,0002017: 0.66 per 1,0002018: 0.7 per 1,0002019: 0.73 per 1,0002020: 0.75 per 1,0002021: 0.79 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.65 (+442.47%) Average annual rate: 2.81 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Philippines 0.79 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.86 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 0.79 +0.04 +5.32%
2020 0.75 +0.02 +2.73%
2019 0.73 +0.04 +5.32%
2018 0.7 +0.03 +5.3%
2017 0.66 +0.03 +4.6%
2016 0.63 +0.02 +3.61%
2015 0.61 +0.02 +3.4%
2014 0.59 +0.02 +2.61%
2013 0.57 +0.01 +1.77%
2012 0.56 +0.01 +1.81%
2011 0.55 +0.01 +2.03%
2010 0.54 −0.69 −56.1%
2009 1.24 +0.01 +0.41%
2008 1.23 +0.01 +0.9%
2007 1.22 +0.01 +0.58%
2006 1.21 +0.01 +0.75%
2005 1.21 +0.12 +10.96%
2004 1.09 −0.12 −9.58%
2003 1.2 +0.11 +10.39%
2002 1.09 −0.11 −8.88%
2001 1.19 +0 +0%
2000 1.19
1997 1.24 +0.01 +0.81%
1996 1.23
1992 0.11
1990 0.12 −0.01 −4.03%
1989 0.12
1985 0.15 +0 +0%
1984 0.15
1981 0.15 +0.02 +17.19%
1980 0.13
1975 0.11
1970 0.11
1960 0.15

South-Eastern Asia, 2021

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.