Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Republic of the Congo

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 0.17 per 1,000. Ranked 103 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 188.3%.

2022 0.17 per 1,000 +74.75% vs 2018
World rank 103of 125
Period maximum 0.73 per 1,0001998
Period minimum 0.06 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Republic of the Congo, 1960–202200.20.40.60.819601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.06 per 1,0001965: 0.07 per 1,0001970: 0.1 per 1,0001978: 0.17 per 1,0001982: 0.12 per 1,0001985: 0.25 per 1,0001986: 0.25 per 1,0001990: 0.28 per 1,0001995: 0.25 per 1,0001998: 0.73 per 1,0002004: 0.21 per 1,0002006: 0.2 per 1,0002007: 0.1 per 1,0002010: 0.11 per 1,0002011: 0.11 per 1,0002016: 0.1 per 1,0002018: 0.1 per 1,0002022: 0.17 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.11 (+188.33%) Average annual rate: 1.72 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 0.17 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 0.19 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.17
2018 0.1
2016 0.1
2011 0.11 +0 +2.7%
2010 0.11
2007 0.1 −0.1 −50.49%
2006 0.2
2004 0.21
1998 0.73
1995 0.25
1990 0.28
1986 0.25 +0 +0%
1985 0.25
1982 0.12
1978 0.17
1970 0.1
1965 0.07
1960 0.06

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.