Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Trinidad and Tobago

Physicians per 1,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2021 — 4.16 per 1,000. Ranked 22 in the world out of 123. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 894.5%.

2021 4.16 per 1,000 −3.28% vs 2020
World rank 22of 123
Period maximum 4.3 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.26 per 1,0001965

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2021024619601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.42 per 1,0001965: 0.26 per 1,0001970: 0.45 per 1,0001975: 0.45 per 1,0001980: 0.73 per 1,0001981: 0.67 per 1,0001984: 1.04 per 1,0001990: 0.72 per 1,0001991: 0.73 per 1,0001993: 0.66 per 1,0001994: 0.79 per 1,0001995: 0.91 per 1,0001996: 0.74 per 1,0001997: 0.73 per 1,0001998: 0.9 per 1,0001999: 0.89 per 1,0002000: 0.97 per 1,0002001: 0.93 per 1,0002002: 0.79 per 1,0002003: 0.78 per 1,0002006: 1.17 per 1,0002007: 1.13 per 1,0002009: 1.44 per 1,0002010: 1.73 per 1,0002011: 1.74 per 1,0002015: 2.54 per 1,0002017: 3.22 per 1,0002018: 3.94 per 1,0002019: 4.21 per 1,0002020: 4.3 per 1,0002021: 4.16 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.74 (+894.5%) Average annual rate: 3.84 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 4.16 −0.14 −3.28%
2020 4.3 +0.09 +2.21%
2019 4.21 +0.27 +6.75%
2018 3.94 +0.72 +22.25%
2017 3.22
2015 2.54
2011 1.74 +0.01 +0.64%
2010 1.73 +0.29 +19.94%
2009 1.44
2007 1.13 −0.04 −3.58%
2006 1.17
2003 0.78 −0.02 −2.02%
2002 0.79 −0.14 −15.04%
2001 0.93 −0.03 −3.62%
2000 0.97 +0.08 +8.42%
1999 0.89 −0.01 −1.44%
1998 0.9 +0.18 +24.35%
1997 0.73 −0.01 −1.22%
1996 0.74 −0.18 −19.39%
1995 0.91 +0.13 +15.86%
1994 0.79 +0.13 +19.76%
1993 0.66
1991 0.73 +0.01 +1.67%
1990 0.72
1984 1.04
1981 0.67 −0.05 −7.3%
1980 0.73
1975 0.45
1970 0.45
1965 0.26
1960 0.42

Caribbean, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.