Physicians per 1,000 people in South America in 2021 — 2.61 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 372.3%.
1960–2021 · per 1,000 people
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.61 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2.49 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1.23 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1.26 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1.19 | — | — |
| 1975 | 0.8 | — | — |
| 1970 | 0.69 | — | — |
| 1965 | 0.61 | — | — |
| 1960 | 0.55 | — | — |
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.
How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
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