Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Uganda

Physicians per 1,000 people in Uganda in 2022 — 0.19 per 1,000. Ranked 98 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 158.1%.

2022 0.19 per 1,000 +20.89% vs 2020
World rank 98of 125
Period maximum 0.19 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.04 per 1,0001993

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Uganda, 1960–202200.050.10.150.219601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.07 per 1,0001965: 0.09 per 1,0001970: 0.11 per 1,0001975: 0.11 per 1,0001981: 0.05 per 1,0001982: 0.05 per 1,0001984: 0.04 per 1,0001989: 0.05 per 1,0001993: 0.04 per 1,0002002: 0.05 per 1,0002004: 0.08 per 1,0002005: 0.12 per 1,0002012: 0.1 per 1,0002015: 0.1 per 1,0002017: 0.17 per 1,0002020: 0.16 per 1,0002022: 0.19 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.12 (+158.11%) Average annual rate: 1.54 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Uganda 0.19 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
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.19
2020 0.16
2017 0.17
2015 0.1
2012 0.1
2005 0.12 +0.04 +48.15%
2004 0.08
2002 0.05
1993 0.04
1989 0.05
1984 0.04
1982 0.05 −0 −2.13%
1981 0.05
1975 0.11
1970 0.11
1965 0.09
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.