Physicians per 1,000 people in the Caribbean in 1995 — 2.28 per 1,000. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0%.
1995–1995 · per 1,000 people
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.28 | — | — |
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.