Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Lucia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia in 2020 — 4.23 per 1,000. Ranked 20 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,946%.

2020 4.23 per 1,000 −31.36% vs 2019
World rank 20of 136
Period maximum 6.37 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.14 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Lucia, 1960–202002468196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.14 per 1,0001970: 0.19 per 1,0001984: 0.29 per 1,0001990: 0.35 per 1,0001991: 0.39 per 1,0001993: 0.54 per 1,0001995: 0.56 per 1,0001997: 0.47 per 1,0002001: 0.82 per 1,0002002: 0.44 per 1,0002003: 0.47 per 1,0002004: 0.42 per 1,0002005: 0.51 per 1,0002010: 1.68 per 1,0002011: 1.85 per 1,0002012: 2.19 per 1,0002013: 2.5 per 1,0002014: 1.9 per 1,0002016: 5.67 per 1,0002017: 6.25 per 1,0002018: 6.37 per 1,0002019: 6.17 per 1,0002020: 4.23 per 1,000
Change over the period: +4.1 (+2,946.04%) Average annual rate: 5.86 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Saint Lucia 4.23 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.17 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 4.23 −1.93 −31.36%
2019 6.17 −0.2 −3.13%
2018 6.37 +0.12 +1.95%
2017 6.25 +0.57 +10.1%
2016 5.67
2014 1.9 −0.6 −23.87%
2013 2.5 +0.31 +14.02%
2012 2.19 +0.35 +18.7%
2011 1.85 +0.17 +9.89%
2010 1.68
2005 0.51 +0.09 +20.87%
2004 0.42 −0.05 −10.06%
2003 0.47 +0.03 +6.42%
2002 0.44 −0.38 −46.39%
2001 0.82
1997 0.47
1995 0.56
1993 0.54
1991 0.39 +0.04 +12.29%
1990 0.35
1984 0.29
1970 0.19
1960 0.14

Caribbean, 2020

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.