Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Lebanon

Physicians per 1,000 people in Lebanon in 2020 — 2.68 per 1,000. Ranked 56 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 244.5%.

2020 2.68 per 1,000 +2.64% vs 2019
World rank 56of 136
Period maximum 2.68 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.73 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Lebanon, 1960–20200123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.78 per 1,0001965: 0.94 per 1,0001970: 0.73 per 1,0001979: 1.69 per 1,0001981: 1.71 per 1,0001983: 1.26 per 1,0001989: 1.86 per 1,0001991: 1.33 per 1,0001993: 1.86 per 1,0001997: 2.1 per 1,0002001: 2.61 per 1,0002006: 2.48 per 1,0002007: 2.31 per 1,0002010: 2.3 per 1,0002011: 2.68 per 1,0002013: 2.32 per 1,0002014: 2.05 per 1,0002015: 2.12 per 1,0002016: 2.14 per 1,0002017: 2.24 per 1,0002018: 2.41 per 1,0002019: 2.61 per 1,0002020: 2.68 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.9 (+244.47%) Average annual rate: 2.08 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Lebanon 2.68 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.25 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 1.87 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 2.68 +0.07 +2.64%
2019 2.61 +0.2 +8.25%
2018 2.41 +0.17 +7.58%
2017 2.24 +0.11 +4.96%
2016 2.14 +0.01 +0.61%
2015 2.12 +0.08 +3.81%
2014 2.05 −0.27 −11.66%
2013 2.32 — —
2011 2.68 +0.38 +16.41%
2010 2.3 — —
2007 2.31 −0.17 −6.71%
2006 2.48 — —
2001 2.61 — —
1997 2.1 — —
1993 1.86 — —
1991 1.33 — —
1989 1.86 — —
1983 1.26 — —
1981 1.71 — —
1979 1.69 — —
1970 0.73 — —
1965 0.94 — —
1960 0.78 — —

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.