Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 0.21 per 1,000. Ranked 97 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,286.7%.

2022 0.21 per 1,000 +21.64% vs 2021
World rank 97of 125
Period maximum 0.21 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.02 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960–202200.10.20.319601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.02 per 1,0001965: 0.03 per 1,0001970: 0.04 per 1,0001975: 0.04 per 1,0001979: 0.07 per 1,0001987: 0.08 per 1,0001990: 0.07 per 1,0001996: 0.07 per 1,0002004: 0.11 per 1,0002009: 0.09 per 1,0002013: 0.09 per 1,0002019: 0.16 per 1,0002021: 0.17 per 1,0002022: 0.21 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.19 (+1,286.67%) Average annual rate: 4.33 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.21 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
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.21 +0.04 +21.64%
2021 0.17 — —
2019 0.16 — —
2013 0.09 — —
2009 0.09 — —
2004 0.11 — —
1996 0.07 — —
1990 0.07 — —
1987 0.08 — —
1979 0.07 — —
1975 0.04 — —
1970 0.04 — —
1965 0.03 — —
1960 0.02 — —

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.