Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Tanzania

Physicians per 1,000 people in Tanzania in 2022 — 0.13 per 1,000. Ranked 111 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 143.6%.

2022 0.13 per 1,000 +168% vs 2018
World rank 111of 125
Period maximum 0.13 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.02 per 1,0002002

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Tanzania, 1960–202200.050.10.1519601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.06 per 1,0001961: 0.04 per 1,0001965: 0.05 per 1,0001970: 0.04 per 1,0001975: 0.04 per 1,0001984: 0.04 per 1,0001985: 0.04 per 1,0001987: 0.04 per 1,0001994: 0.04 per 1,0001995: 0.04 per 1,0002002: 0.02 per 1,0002012: 0.03 per 1,0002014: 0.06 per 1,0002018: 0.05 per 1,0002022: 0.13 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.08 (+143.64%) Average annual rate: 1.45 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Tanzania 0.13 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
Physicians per 1,000 people — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.13
2018 0.05
2014 0.06
2012 0.03
2002 0.02
1995 0.04 −0 −2.38%
1994 0.04
1987 0.04
1985 0.04 −0 −10.26%
1984 0.04
1975 0.04
1970 0.04
1965 0.05
1961 0.04 −0.02 −27.27%
1960 0.06

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.