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Physicians, total — Ecuador

Physicians, total in Ecuador in 2020 — 40,587 people. Ranked 41 in the world out of 145. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 520.1%.

2020 40,587 people +0.89% vs 2019
World rank 41of 145
Period maximum 40,587 people2020
Period minimum 6,545 people1981

Trend over time

1981–2020 · people

Physicians, total — Ecuador, 1981–2020020,00040,00060,000198119851989199319972001200520092013201720201981: 6,545 people1982: 7,228 people1983: 7,750 people1984: 8,742 people1985: 9,414 people1986: 8,742 people1987: 9,901 people1988: 10,719 people1989: 10,403 people1990: 9,785 people1991: 12,205 people1992: 12,853 people1993: 12,149 people1994: 14,271 people1995: 14,271 people1996: 15,388 people1997: 15,866 people1998: 16,016 people1999: 17,075 people2000: 10,304 people2001: 10,989 people2002: 11,149 people2003: 10,808 people2004: 12,027 people2005: 12,492 people2006: 12,606 people2007: 14,007 people2008: 15,968 people2009: 18,024 people2010: 19,344 people2011: 21,174 people2012: 24,302 people2013: 26,000 people2014: 27,007 people2015: 29,374 people2016: 33,925 people2017: 37,293 people2018: 39,908 people2019: 40,230 people2020: 40,587 people
Change over the period: +34,042 (+520.12%) Average annual rate: 4.79 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Ecuador 40,587 people
World computed 11.66M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.21M people
Physicians, total — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 40,587 +357 +0.89%
2019 40,230 +322 +0.81%
2018 39,908 +2,615 +7.01%
2017 37,293 +3,368 +9.93%
2016 33,925 +4,551 +15.49%
2015 29,374 +2,367 +8.76%
2014 27,007 +1,007 +3.87%
2013 26,000 +1,698 +6.99%
2012 24,302 +3,128 +14.77%
2011 21,174 +1,830 +9.46%
2010 19,344 +1,320 +7.32%
2009 18,024 +2,056 +12.88%
2008 15,968 +1,961 +14%
2007 14,007 +1,401 +11.11%
2006 12,606 +114 +0.91%
2005 12,492 +465 +3.87%
2004 12,027 +1,219 +11.28%
2003 10,808 −341 −3.06%
2002 11,149 +160 +1.46%
2001 10,989 +685 +6.65%
2000 10,304 −6,771 −39.65%
1999 17,075 +1,059 +6.61%
1998 16,016 +150 +0.95%
1997 15,866 +478 +3.11%
1996 15,388 +1,117 +7.83%
1995 14,271 +0 +0%
1994 14,271 +2,122 +17.47%
1993 12,149 −704 −5.48%
1992 12,853 +648 +5.31%
1991 12,205 +2,420 +24.73%
1990 9,785 −618 −5.94%
1989 10,403 −316 −2.95%
1988 10,719 +818 +8.26%
1987 9,901 +1,159 +13.26%
1986 8,742 −672 −7.14%
1985 9,414 +672 +7.69%
1984 8,742 +992 +12.8%
1983 7,750 +522 +7.22%
1982 7,228 +683 +10.44%
1981 6,545 — —

South America, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AR Argentina 238,850 CO Colombia 116,313 CL Chile 54,196 PE Peru 47,170 EC Ecuador 40,587 BO Bolivia 11,359 PY Paraguay 8,561 GY Guyana 1,120
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About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians, from the WHO Global Health Observatory. The World Bank republishes only the density — physicians per thousand people — so the absolute number is available directly from WHO alone. Physicians of all specialties are counted, general practitioners and specialists included.

Important: The definition of a practicing physician differs across national registers: some countries include those working in administration and research. Physicians per thousand people is a separate indicator and suits comparison between countries better.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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