Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia

Physicians per 1,000 people in South-Eastern Asia in 2021 — 0.86 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,123.3%.

2021 0.86 per 1,000 +11.54% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 0.86 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.07 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–202100.250.50.75119601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.07 per 1,0001965: 0.07 per 1,0001970: 0.09 per 1,0001981: 0.15 per 1,0001990: 0.2 per 1,0002000: 0.79 per 1,0002004: 0.67 per 1,0002005: 0.81 per 1,0002006: 0.73 per 1,0002007: 0.74 per 1,0002008: 0.74 per 1,0002009: 0.56 per 1,0002010: 0.45 per 1,0002011: 0.67 per 1,0002012: 0.48 per 1,0002013: 0.76 per 1,0002014: 0.77 per 1,0002015: 0.52 per 1,0002016: 0.72 per 1,0002017: 0.63 per 1,0002018: 0.65 per 1,0002019: 0.7 per 1,0002020: 0.77 per 1,0002021: 0.86 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.79 (+1,123.32%) Average annual rate: 4.19 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 0.86 +0.09 +11.54%
2020 0.77 +0.07 +9.72%
2019 0.7 +0.06 +8.53%
2018 0.65 +0.02 +3.43%
2017 0.63 −0.1 −13.22%
2016 0.72 +0.21 +39.71%
2015 0.52 −0.25 −32.8%
2014 0.77 +0.01 +1.57%
2013 0.76 +0.28 +57.79%
2012 0.48 −0.19 −28.19%
2011 0.67 +0.22 +47.34%
2010 0.45 −0.1 −18.36%
2009 0.56 −0.18 −24.89%
2008 0.74 +0 +0.16%
2007 0.74 +0.01 +1.98%
2006 0.73 −0.08 −10.48%
2005 0.81 +0.14 +20.91%
2004 0.67 — —
2000 0.79 — —
1990 0.2 — —
1981 0.15 — —
1970 0.09 — —
1965 0.07 — —
1960 0.07 — —

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.