Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — South Sudan

Physicians per 1,000 people in South Sudan in 2022 — 0.04 per 1,000. Ranked 123 in the world out of 125. Since 2018, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 0.04 per 1,000 −4.65% vs 2020
World rank 123of 125
Period maximum 0.04 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.03 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

2018–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — South Sudan, 2018–20220.030.040.040.040.040.05201820192020202120222018: 0.04 per 1,0002019: 0.03 per 1,0002020: 0.04 per 1,0002022: 0.04 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 0.04 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 0.15 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.04
2020 0.04 +0.01 +30.3%
2019 0.03 −0.01 −19.51%
2018 0.04

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.