Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guinea-Bissau

Physicians per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2022 — 0.25 per 1,000. Ranked 91 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 460%.

2022 0.25 per 1,000 +14.55% vs 2021
World rank 91of 125
Period maximum 0.3 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.05 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Guinea-Bissau, 1960–202200.10.20.30.419601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.05 per 1,0001970: 0.05 per 1,0001980: 0.14 per 1,0001985: 0.14 per 1,0001994: 0.18 per 1,0001996: 0.17 per 1,0002004: 0.14 per 1,0002008: 0.05 per 1,0002009: 0.08 per 1,0002011: 0.06 per 1,0002015: 0.2 per 1,0002016: 0.1 per 1,0002018: 0.3 per 1,0002020: 0.19 per 1,0002021: 0.22 per 1,0002022: 0.25 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.21 (+460%) Average annual rate: 2.82 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 0.25 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 0.27 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.25 +0.03 +14.55%
2021 0.22 +0.03 +15.18%
2020 0.19 — —
2018 0.3 — —
2016 0.1 −0.1 −49.49%
2015 0.2 — —
2011 0.06 — —
2009 0.08 +0.03 +55.77%
2008 0.05 — —
2004 0.14 — —
1996 0.17 — —
1994 0.18 — —
1985 0.14 — —
1980 0.14 — —
1970 0.05 — —
1960 0.05 — —

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.