Physicians in El Salvador
El Salvador had 1.62 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.
El Salvador, 2023
1.62
Change from 2022
+0.05per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in El Salvador 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.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.62 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 2.94 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 2.96 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 1.57 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | – | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 1.91 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 1.72 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 1.33 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 1.23 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.05 from 1.57 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 1995, when it was 0.91 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.71.
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Hospital beds
1.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.1 years
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Healthy life expectancy
62.7 years
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UHC service coverage
79
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.20 litres
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