Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Solomon Islands

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Solomon Islands in 2023 — 0.24 per 1,000. Ranked 46 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28%.

2023 0.24 per 1,000 +31.49% vs 2016
World rank 46of 58
Period maximum 0.24 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.13 per 1,0001999

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Solomon Islands, 1960–20230.10.150.20.2519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.19 per 1,0001970: 0.21 per 1,0001986: 0.14 per 1,0001989: 0.15 per 1,0001992: 0.16 per 1,0001995: 0.14 per 1,0001999: 0.13 per 1,0002003: 0.13 per 1,0002005: 0.18 per 1,0002008: 0.18 per 1,0002011: 0.2 per 1,0002012: 0.15 per 1,0002013: 0.18 per 1,0002016: 0.18 per 1,0002023: 0.24 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.05 (+27.96%) Average annual rate: 0.39 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.24
2016 0.18
2013 0.18 +0.03 +20%
2012 0.15 −0.05 −23.86%
2011 0.2
2008 0.18
2005 0.18
2003 0.13
1999 0.13
1995 0.14
1992 0.16
1989 0.15
1986 0.14
1970 0.21
1960 0.19

Melanesia, 2023

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

SB Solomon Islands 0.24 PG Papua New Guinea 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.