Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Sierra Leone

Physicians per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 0.13 per 1,000. Ranked 111 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 185.1%.

2022 0.13 per 1,000 +83.56% vs 2020
World rank 111of 125
Period maximum 0.13 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.02 per 1,0002008

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Sierra Leone, 1960–202200.050.10.1519601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.05 per 1,0001965: 0.06 per 1,0001970: 0.06 per 1,0001975: 0.05 per 1,0001980: 0.06 per 1,0001981: 0.05 per 1,0001984: 0.08 per 1,0001996: 0.07 per 1,0002004: 0.03 per 1,0002008: 0.02 per 1,0002010: 0.02 per 1,0002011: 0.03 per 1,0002018: 0.08 per 1,0002019: 0.03 per 1,0002020: 0.07 per 1,0002022: 0.13 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.09 (+185.11%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Sierra Leone 0.13 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 0.27 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.13
2020 0.07 +0.04 +121.21%
2019 0.03 −0.04 −56%
2018 0.08
2011 0.03 +0 +18.18%
2010 0.02
2008 0.02
2004 0.03
1996 0.07
1984 0.08
1981 0.05 −0.01 −8.62%
1980 0.06
1975 0.05
1970 0.06
1965 0.06
1960 0.05

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.