Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Venezuela

Physicians per 1,000 people in Venezuela in 2017 — 1.66 per 1,000. Ranked 84 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 149.8%.

2017 1.66 per 1,000 −13.42% vs 2001
World rank 84of 139
Period maximum 1.94 per 1,0001995
Period minimum 0.67 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Venezuela, 1960–201700.511.52196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 0.67 per 1,0001965: 0.82 per 1,0001970: 0.88 per 1,0001974: 0.9 per 1,0001975: 0.9 per 1,0001976: 0.9 per 1,0001980: 0.83 per 1,0001981: 1 per 1,0001982: 0.83 per 1,0001984: 1.44 per 1,0001985: 1.2 per 1,0001986: 1.4 per 1,0001987: 1.4 per 1,0001988: 1.6 per 1,0001989: 1.7 per 1,0001990: 1.56 per 1,0001995: 1.94 per 1,0002001: 1.92 per 1,0002017: 1.66 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1 (+149.85%) Average annual rate: 1.62 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Venezuela 1.66 per 1,000
South America computed 2.49 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 1.66
2001 1.92
1995 1.94
1990 1.56 −0.13 −7.73%
1989 1.7 +0.1 +5.94%
1988 1.6 +0.2 +14.2%
1987 1.4 +0 +0.14%
1986 1.4 +0.2 +16.97%
1985 1.2 −0.24 −16.71%
1984 1.44
1982 0.83 −0.16 −16.37%
1981 1 +0.17 +20%
1980 0.83
1976 0.9 +0 +0%
1975 0.9 +0 +0%
1974 0.9
1970 0.88
1965 0.82
1960 0.67

South America, 2017

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.