Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Seychelles

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Seychelles in 2022 — 6.6 per 1,000. Ranked 1 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,014.7%.

2022 6.6 per 1,000 +81.56% vs 2021
World rank 1of 125
Period maximum 6.6 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.22 per 1,0001975

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Seychelles, 1960–20220246819601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.31 per 1,0001970: 0.22 per 1,0001975: 0.22 per 1,0001983: 0.41 per 1,0001985: 0.45 per 1,0001993: 1.03 per 1,0001996: 1.32 per 1,0002004: 1.37 per 1,0002005: 1.17 per 1,0002006: 0.83 per 1,0002007: 1 per 1,0002008: 0.76 per 1,0002009: 1.1 per 1,0002010: 1.05 per 1,0002011: 1.1 per 1,0002012: 0.94 per 1,0002016: 1.85 per 1,0002018: 2.09 per 1,0002019: 1.87 per 1,0002021: 3.63 per 1,0002022: 6.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: +6.29 (+2,014.74%) Average annual rate: 5.04 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Seychelles 6.6 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
Physicians per 1,000 people — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 6.6 +2.96 +81.56%
2021 3.63 — —
2019 1.87 −0.22 −10.45%
2018 2.09 — —
2016 1.85 — —
2012 0.94 −0.17 −15.23%
2011 1.1 +0.05 +4.75%
2010 1.05 −0.05 −4.27%
2009 1.1 +0.34 +45.31%
2008 0.76 −0.24 −23.92%
2007 1 +0.17 +19.88%
2006 0.83 −0.34 −28.76%
2005 1.17 −0.21 −15.09%
2004 1.37 — —
1996 1.32 — —
1993 1.03 — —
1985 0.45 — —
1983 0.41 — —
1975 0.22 — —
1970 0.22 — —
1960 0.31 — —

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.