Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Madagascar

Physicians per 1,000 people in Madagascar in 2022 — 0.17 per 1,000. Ranked 104 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 49.6%.

2022 0.17 per 1,000 −11.79% vs 2018
World rank 104of 125
Period maximum 0.27 per 1,0001995
Period minimum 0.09 per 1,0002001

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Madagascar, 1960–202200.10.20.319601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.12 per 1,0001965: 0.09 per 1,0001970: 0.1 per 1,0001975: 0.1 per 1,0001981: 0.1 per 1,0001985: 0.1 per 1,0001990: 0.12 per 1,0001995: 0.27 per 1,0001996: 0.11 per 1,0002001: 0.09 per 1,0002002: 0.13 per 1,0002003: 0.14 per 1,0002004: 0.15 per 1,0002005: 0.17 per 1,0002006: 0.16 per 1,0002007: 0.17 per 1,0002008: 0.18 per 1,0002009: 0.17 per 1,0002010: 0.19 per 1,0002011: 0.14 per 1,0002012: 0.14 per 1,0002013: 0.15 per 1,0002014: 0.17 per 1,0002018: 0.2 per 1,0002022: 0.17 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.06 (+49.57%) Average annual rate: 0.65 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Madagascar 0.17 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 0.15 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 0.14 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.17 — —
2018 0.2 — —
2014 0.17 +0.03 +18.49%
2013 0.15 +0.01 +7.35%
2012 0.14 −0 −0.73%
2011 0.14 −0.05 −26.34%
2010 0.19 +0.01 +7.51%
2009 0.17 −0.01 −2.81%
2008 0.18 +0.01 +2.89%
2007 0.17 +0.01 +6.13%
2006 0.16 −0.01 −5.23%
2005 0.17 +0.02 +15.44%
2004 0.15 +0.01 +5.67%
2003 0.14 +0.01 +8.46%
2002 0.13 +0.04 +49.43%
2001 0.09 — —
1996 0.11 −0.17 −60.66%
1995 0.27 — —
1990 0.12 — —
1985 0.1 — —
1981 0.1 — —
1975 0.1 — —
1970 0.1 — —
1965 0.09 — —
1960 0.12 — —

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.