Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahamas

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Bahamas in 2017 — 1.9 per 1,000. Ranked 77 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 282.1%.

2017 1.9 per 1,000 −15.14% vs 2011
World rank 77of 139
Period maximum 2.65 per 1,0002008
Period minimum 0.5 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahamas, 1960–20170123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 0.5 per 1,0001970: 0.76 per 1,0001980: 0.94 per 1,0001984: 0.94 per 1,0001990: 1.29 per 1,0001993: 1.45 per 1,0001995: 1.49 per 1,0001996: 1.52 per 1,0001998: 0.99 per 1,0002008: 2.65 per 1,0002011: 2.23 per 1,0002017: 1.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.4 (+282.06%) Average annual rate: 2.38 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 1.9 — —
2011 2.23 — —
2008 2.65 — —
1998 0.99 — —
1996 1.52 +0.03 +1.88%
1995 1.49 — —
1993 1.45 — —
1990 1.29 — —
1984 0.94 — —
1980 0.94 — —
1970 0.76 — —
1960 0.5 — —

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.