Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Angola

Physicians per 1,000 people in Angola in 2022 — 0.24 per 1,000. Ranked 92 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 264.2%.

2022 0.24 per 1,000 +15.64% vs 2018
World rank 92of 125
Period maximum 0.24 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.04 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Angola, 1960–202200.10.20.319601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.07 per 1,0001965: 0.08 per 1,0001970: 0.12 per 1,0001984: 0.06 per 1,0001990: 0.04 per 1,0001997: 0.06 per 1,0002004: 0.06 per 1,0002009: 0.13 per 1,0002017: 0.21 per 1,0002018: 0.21 per 1,0002022: 0.24 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.18 (+264.18%) Average annual rate: 2.11 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Angola 0.24 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 0.19 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.24 — —
2018 0.21 −0 −0.47%
2017 0.21 — —
2009 0.13 — —
2004 0.06 — —
1997 0.06 — —
1990 0.04 — —
1984 0.06 — —
1970 0.12 — —
1965 0.08 — —
1960 0.07 — —

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.