Physicians per 1,000 people in the United States Virgin Islands in 1995 — 1.65 per 1,000. Ranked 55 in the world out of 124. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.3%.
1990–1995 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.65 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1.65 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Cuba
5.2
Puerto Rico
1.75
Cayman Islands
1.7
United States Virgin Islands
1.65
Dominican Republic
1.5
Bahamas
1.49
Barbados
1.37
Aruba
1.12
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.09
Trinidad and Tobago
0.91
Antigua and Barbuda
0.76
Grenada
0.65
Jamaica
0.57
Saint Lucia
0.56
Dominica
0.47
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.46
Haiti
0.16
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.