Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bolivia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Bolivia in 2021 — 1.28 per 1,000. Ranked 80 in the world out of 123. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 380.9%.

2021 1.28 per 1,000 +33.61% vs 2020
World rank 80of 123
Period maximum 1.57 per 1,0002016
Period minimum 0.27 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Bolivia, 1960–202100.511.5219601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.27 per 1,0001965: 0.31 per 1,0001970: 0.51 per 1,0001975: 0.49 per 1,0001981: 0.52 per 1,0001984: 0.7 per 1,0001990: 0.45 per 1,0001993: 0.43 per 1,0001995: 0.34 per 1,0002001: 1.18 per 1,0002007: 0.33 per 1,0002010: 0.43 per 1,0002011: 0.46 per 1,0002016: 1.57 per 1,0002017: 1.02 per 1,0002019: 1.09 per 1,0002020: 0.96 per 1,0002021: 1.28 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.02 (+380.9%) Average annual rate: 2.61 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Bolivia 1.28 per 1,000
South America computed 2.61 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 1.28 +0.32 +33.61%
2020 0.96 −0.13 −11.67%
2019 1.09 — —
2017 1.02 −0.55 −35.25%
2016 1.57 — —
2011 0.46 +0.03 +6.47%
2010 0.43 — —
2007 0.33 — —
2001 1.18 — —
1995 0.34 — —
1993 0.43 — —
1990 0.45 — —
1984 0.7 — —
1981 0.52 — —
1975 0.49 — —
1970 0.51 — —
1965 0.31 — —
1960 0.27 — —

South America, 2021

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.