Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Zimbabwe

Physicians per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 0.14 per 1,000. Ranked 51 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 32.7%.

2023 0.14 per 1,000 +7.09% vs 2022
World rank 51of 58
Period maximum 0.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 0.05 per 1,0002007

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Zimbabwe, 1960–202300.10.20.319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.2 per 1,0001965: 0.13 per 1,0001970: 0.16 per 1,0001975: 0.16 per 1,0001980: 0.16 per 1,0001981: 0.14 per 1,0001987: 0.14 per 1,0001990: 0.13 per 1,0001995: 0.15 per 1,0002000: 0.13 per 1,0002004: 0.17 per 1,0002005: 0.12 per 1,0002007: 0.05 per 1,0002008: 0.06 per 1,0002009: 0.12 per 1,0002010: 0.12 per 1,0002011: 0.08 per 1,0002012: 0.08 per 1,0002013: 0.08 per 1,0002014: 0.12 per 1,0002015: 0.17 per 1,0002016: 0.17 per 1,0002017: 0.18 per 1,0002018: 0.2 per 1,0002019: 0.12 per 1,0002020: 0.13 per 1,0002021: 0.14 per 1,0002022: 0.13 per 1,0002023: 0.14 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.07 (−32.67%) Average annual rate: -0.63 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.14 +0.01 +7.09%
2022 0.13 −0.01 −6.62%
2021 0.14 +0.01 +6.25%
2020 0.13 +0.01 +4.07%
2019 0.12 −0.08 −38.81%
2018 0.2 +0.02 +12.29%
2017 0.18 +0.01 +4.07%
2016 0.17 −0 −1.15%
2015 0.17 +0.06 +46.22%
2014 0.12 +0.04 +48.75%
2013 0.08 +0 +3.9%
2012 0.08 −0 −1.28%
2011 0.08 −0.04 −35.54%
2010 0.12 +0.01 +5.22%
2009 0.12 +0.06 +92.95%
2008 0.06 +0.01 +9.56%
2007 0.05
2005 0.12 −0.05 −28.4%
2004 0.17
2000 0.13
1995 0.15
1990 0.13
1987 0.14
1981 0.14 −0.02 −13.66%
1980 0.16
1975 0.16
1970 0.16
1965 0.13
1960 0.2

Eastern Africa, 2023

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.