Physicians in Afghanistan
Afghanistan had 0.32 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Afghanistan, 2023
0.32
Change from 2020
+0.06per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Afghanistan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.32 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | – | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 0.25 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 0.21 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 0.30 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 0.25 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 0.28 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 0.29 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 0.30 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 0.29 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 0.25 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 0.26 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 0.24 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 0.22 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 0.18 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 0.18 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 0.17 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 0.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.25 per 1,000 people in 2020, a change of +0.06.
- Since 2011, when it was 0.26 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.06.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Hospital beds
0.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
42
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO