Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia

Physicians per 1,000 people in South-Eastern Asia in 2021 — 0.86 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,123.3%.

2021 0.86 per 1,000 +11.54% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 0.86 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.07 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–202100.250.50.75119601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.07 per 1,0001965: 0.07 per 1,0001970: 0.09 per 1,0001981: 0.15 per 1,0001990: 0.2 per 1,0002000: 0.79 per 1,0002004: 0.67 per 1,0002005: 0.81 per 1,0002006: 0.73 per 1,0002007: 0.74 per 1,0002008: 0.74 per 1,0002009: 0.56 per 1,0002010: 0.45 per 1,0002011: 0.67 per 1,0002012: 0.48 per 1,0002013: 0.76 per 1,0002014: 0.77 per 1,0002015: 0.52 per 1,0002016: 0.72 per 1,0002017: 0.63 per 1,0002018: 0.65 per 1,0002019: 0.7 per 1,0002020: 0.77 per 1,0002021: 0.86 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.79 (+1,123.32%) Average annual rate: 4.19 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 0.86 +0.09 +11.54%
2020 0.77 +0.07 +9.72%
2019 0.7 +0.06 +8.53%
2018 0.65 +0.02 +3.43%
2017 0.63 −0.1 −13.22%
2016 0.72 +0.21 +39.71%
2015 0.52 −0.25 −32.8%
2014 0.77 +0.01 +1.57%
2013 0.76 +0.28 +57.79%
2012 0.48 −0.19 −28.19%
2011 0.67 +0.22 +47.34%
2010 0.45 −0.1 −18.36%
2009 0.56 −0.18 −24.89%
2008 0.74 +0 +0.16%
2007 0.74 +0.01 +1.98%
2006 0.73 −0.08 −10.48%
2005 0.81 +0.14 +20.91%
2004 0.67
2000 0.79
1990 0.2
1981 0.15
1970 0.09
1965 0.07
1960 0.07

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.