Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Vanuatu

Physicians per 1,000 people in Vanuatu in 2019 — 0.16 per 1,000. Ranked 116 in the world out of 135. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 40.8%.

2019 0.16 per 1,000 +19.71% vs 2018
World rank 116of 135
Period maximum 0.3 per 1,0001970
Period minimum 0.1 per 1,0001991

Trend over time

1960–2019 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Vanuatu, 1960–201900.10.20.30.4196019661972197819841990199620022008201420191960: 0.28 per 1,0001970: 0.3 per 1,0001980: 0.19 per 1,0001981: 0.19 per 1,0001986: 0.2 per 1,0001989: 0.13 per 1,0001991: 0.1 per 1,0001997: 0.12 per 1,0002004: 0.15 per 1,0002007: 0.12 per 1,0002008: 0.12 per 1,0002012: 0.19 per 1,0002016: 0.17 per 1,0002018: 0.14 per 1,0002019: 0.16 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.11 (−40.79%) Average annual rate: -0.88 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Vanuatu 0.16 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.83 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2019 0.16 +0.03 +19.71%
2018 0.14
2016 0.17
2012 0.19
2008 0.12 −0 −2.54%
2007 0.12
2004 0.15
1997 0.12
1991 0.1
1989 0.13
1986 0.2
1981 0.19 −0 −1.05%
1980 0.19
1970 0.3
1960 0.28

Melanesia, 2019

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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.