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Generalist Medical Doctors per 10,000 Population, 2018/2022

Number of generalist medical doctors, including family doctors, pediatricians, and other non-specialized physicians, per 10,000 population. Generalist medical doctors, nursing and midwifery personnel, and community health workers are part of the primary health care workforce, which encompasses all occupations formally trained and involved in delivering primary health care such as health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Data presented are the most recent available between 2018 and 2022.

Generalist Medical Doctors per 10,000 Population, 2018/2022

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Generalist Medical Doctors per 10,000 Population, 2018/2022

Geography	Generalist Medical Doctors per 10,000 Population, 2018/2022
WORLD	N/A
AFRICA	2.2
NORTHERN AFRICA	N/A
Algeria	6.5
Egypt	3.0
Libya	N/A
Morocco	N/A
Sudan	N/A
Tunisia	5.5
Western Sahara	N/A
WESTERN AFRICA	2.5
Benin	1.3
Burkina Faso	1.0
Cabo Verde	3.2
Cote d'Ivoire	1.6
Gambia	0.6
Ghana	1.0
Guinea	2.1
Guinea-Bissau	2.0
Liberia	1.6
Mali	1.6
Mauritania	1.3
Niger	0.1
Nigeria	3.9
Senegal	0.4
Sierra Leone	0.4
Togo	0.4
EASTERN AFRICA	0.9
Burundi	0.6
Comoros	3.0
Djibouti	N/A
Eritrea	0.7
Ethiopia	0.7
Kenya	0.7
Madagascar	N/A
Malawi	0.4
Mauritius	9.3
Mayotte	N/A
Mozambique	0.6
Reunion	N/A
Rwanda	0.9
Seychelles	5.3
Somalia	N/A
South Sudan	0.4
Tanzania	1.0
Uganda	1.3
Zambia	2.4
Zimbabwe	1.2
MIDDLE AFRICA	1.5
Angola	1.3
Cameroon	0.9
Central African Republic	0.2
Chad	0.7
Congo	1.3
Congo, Dem Rep	1.9
Equatorial Guinea	1.1
Gabon	2.6
Sao Tome and Principe	N/A
SOUTHERN AFRICA	4.9
Botswana	3.4
eSwatini	5.2
Lesotho	1.2
Namibia	5.2
South Africa	5.1
NORTHERN AMERICA	5.0
Canada	12.5
United States	4.1
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	8.9
CENTRAL AMERICA	9.0
Belize	N/A
Costa Rica	15.4
El Salvador	8.2
Guatemala	9.6
Honduras	N/A
Mexico	9.1
Nicaragua	3.2
Panama	7.4
CARIBBEAN	N/A
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A
Bahamas	N/A
Barbados	29.1
Cuba	N/A
Curacao	N/A
Dominica	N/A
Dominican Republic	6.1
Grenada	N/A
Guadeloupe	N/A
Haiti	N/A
Jamaica	4.3
Martinique	N/A
Puerto Rico	N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis	N/A
St. Lucia	N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	N/A
Trinidad and Tobago	30.2
SOUTH AMERICA	8.8
Argentina	N/A
Bolivia	8.4
Brazil	5.6
Chile	15.1
Colombia	18.4
Ecuador	N/A
French Guiana	N/A
Guyana	N/A
Paraguay	11.4
Peru	8.8
Suriname	12.0
Uruguay	17.7
Venezuela	N/A
ASIA	N/A
WESTERN ASIA	N/A
Armenia	5.0
Azerbaijan	N/A
Bahrain	N/A
Cyprus	N/A
Georgia	8.2
Iraq	6.6
Israel	10.6
Jordan	N/A
Kuwait	N/A
Lebanon	6.3
Oman	10.2
Palestinian Territory	15.6
Qatar	4.7
Saudi Arabia	6.5
Syria	N/A
Turkey	7.1
United Arab Emirates	N/A
Yemen	N/A
CENTRAL ASIA	N/A
Kazakhstan	N/A
Kyrgyzstan	N/A
Tajikistan	N/A
Turkmenistan	7.2
Uzbekistan	N/A
SOUTH ASIA	N/A
Afghanistan	N/A
Bangladesh	N/A
Bhutan	3.4
India	N/A
Iran	10.1
Maldives	11.8
Nepal	5.7
Pakistan	8.7
Sri Lanka	0.4
SOUTHEAST ASIA	N/A
Brunei	N/A
Cambodia	N/A
Indonesia	5.3
Laos	2.3
Malaysia	N/A
Myanmar	N/A
Philippines	N/A
Singapore	N/A
Thailand	9.3
Timor-Leste	7.2
Vietnam	N/A
EAST ASIA	N/A
China	N/A
China, Hong Kong SAR	N/A
China, Macao SAR	N/A
Japan	N/A
Korea, North	N/A
Korea, South	6.9
Mongolia	N/A
Taiwan	N/A
EUROPE	8.9
NORTHERN EUROPE	9.1
Channel Islands	N/A
Denmark	8.0
Estonia	8.7
Finland	13.9
Iceland	5.9
Ireland	23.5
Latvia	7.7
Lithuania	10.3
Norway	10.0
Sweden	6.1
United Kingdom	8.1
WESTERN EUROPE	12.8
Austria	14.8
Belgium	12.0
France	14.5
Germany	10.3
Liechtenstein	N/A
Luxembourg	N/A
Monaco	N/A
Netherlands	18.3
Switzerland	11.5
EASTERN EUROPE	4.9
Belarus	N/A
Bulgaria	6.0
Czechia	7.2
Hungary	6.7
Moldova	5.4
Poland	8.7
Romania	7.8
Russia	3.3
Slovakia	N/A
Ukraine	N/A
SOUTHERN EUROPE	9.9
Albania	7.3
Andorra	N/A
Bosnia-Herzegovina	N/A
Croatia	8.0
Greece	4.7
Italy	8.2
Kosovo	N/A
Malta	N/A
Montenegro	5.0
North Macedonia	0.0
Portugal	29.9
San Marino	N/A
Serbia	0.0
Slovenia	6.9
Spain	9.4
OCEANIA	12.8
Australia	17.6
Federated States of Micronesia	7.8
Fiji	N/A
French Polynesia	N/A
Guam	N/A
Kiribati	N/A
Marshall Islands	N/A
Nauru	N/A
New Caledonia	N/A
New Zealand	12.5
Palau	15.0
Papua New Guinea	0.4
Samoa	2.9
Solomon Islands	N/A
Tonga	8.4
Tuvalu	9.9
Vanuatu	1.6

Endnotes

Sources

2024 World Population Data Sheet

Updated

9/11/2024

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