Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guatemala

Physicians per 1,000 people in Guatemala in 2020 — 1.28 per 1,000. Ranked 85 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 596.2%.

2020 1.28 per 1,000 +252.89% vs 2018
World rank 85of 136
Period maximum 1.28 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.18 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guatemala, 1960–202000.511.5196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.18 per 1,0001965: 0.27 per 1,0001970: 0.27 per 1,0001984: 0.47 per 1,0001988: 0.26 per 1,0001990: 0.78 per 1,0001993: 0.25 per 1,0001995: 1.1 per 1,0001997: 0.93 per 1,0001999: 0.87 per 1,0002009: 0.91 per 1,0002017: 0.29 per 1,0002018: 0.36 per 1,0002020: 1.28 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.1 (+596.2%) Average annual rate: 3.29 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Guatemala 1.28 per 1,000
Central America computed 2.17 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.17 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 1.28 — —
2018 0.36 +0.08 +26.92%
2017 0.29 — —
2009 0.91 — —
1999 0.87 — —
1997 0.93 — —
1995 1.1 — —
1993 0.25 — —
1990 0.78 — —
1988 0.26 — —
1984 0.47 — —
1970 0.27 — —
1965 0.27 — —
1960 0.18 — —

Central America, 2020

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.