Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Physicians per 1,000 people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2012 — 0.94 per 1,000. Ranked 83 in the world out of 119. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 838%.

2012 0.94 per 1,000 +43.21% vs 2010
World rank 83of 119
Period maximum 0.94 per 1,0002012
Period minimum 0.1 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2012 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–201200.250.50.75119601966197219781984199019962002200820121960: 0.1 per 1,0001970: 0.18 per 1,0001984: 0.27 per 1,0001990: 0.46 per 1,0001991: 0.14 per 1,0001995: 0.46 per 1,0001997: 0.89 per 1,0002000: 0.78 per 1,0002001: 0.55 per 1,0002004: 0.9 per 1,0002010: 0.66 per 1,0002012: 0.94 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.84 (+838%) Average annual rate: 4.4 %

Comparison, 2012

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.94 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.57 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2012 0.94
2010 0.66
2004 0.9
2001 0.55 −0.24 −30.36%
2000 0.78
1997 0.89
1995 0.46
1991 0.14 −0.33 −70.65%
1990 0.46
1984 0.27
1970 0.18
1960 0.1

Caribbean, 2012

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 7.26 LC Saint Lucia 2.19 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.94 JM Jamaica 0.36

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.