Physicians in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda had 2.92 physicians per 1,000 people in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest since 1993.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Antigua and Barbuda is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2020.
Antigua and Barbuda, 2017 2.92 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2008 +2.37per 1,000 people 2008: 0.54 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Antigua and Barbuda (2017).

Physicians in Antigua and Barbuda over time

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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) (physicians per 1,000 people), 1999 to 2022
Period Antigua and BarbudaWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2017 2.92 per 1,000 people –
2010 – 1.49 per 1,000 people
2008 0.54 per 1,000 people –
2007 1.76 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 0.16 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.54 per 1,000 people in 2008, a change of +2.37.
  • Since 1960, when it was 0.29 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.62.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2017 for Antigua and Barbuda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD