Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Somalia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Somalia in 2014 — 0.05 per 1,000. Ranked 121 in the world out of 124. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2014 0.05 per 1,000 +77.78% vs 2006
World rank 121of 124
Period maximum 0.07 per 1,0001984
Period minimum 0.02 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2014 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Somalia, 1960–201400.020.040.060.0819601966197219781984199019962002200820141960: 0.02 per 1,0001965: 0.03 per 1,0001970: 0.04 per 1,0001975: 0.04 per 1,0001980: 0.05 per 1,0001981: 0.04 per 1,0001984: 0.07 per 1,0001993: 0.04 per 1,0001997: 0.04 per 1,0002006: 0.03 per 1,0002014: 0.05 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.02 (+100%) Average annual rate: 1.29 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2014 0.05
2006 0.03
1997 0.04
1993 0.04
1984 0.07
1981 0.04 −0 −10.87%
1980 0.05
1975 0.04
1970 0.04
1965 0.03
1960 0.02

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.