Physicians in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan had 3.75 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Kazakhstan, 2023 3.75 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.04per 1,000 people 2022: 3.72 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Kazakhstan (2023).

Physicians in Kazakhstan 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 2023
Period KazakhstanWorld
2023 3.75 per 1,000 people –
2022 3.72 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 3.71 per 1,000 people –
2020 3.66 per 1,000 people –
2019 3.62 per 1,000 people –
2018 3.53 per 1,000 people –
2017 3.60 per 1,000 people –
2016 3.71 per 1,000 people –
2015 3.73 per 1,000 people –
2014 3.87 per 1,000 people –
2013 3.83 per 1,000 people –
2012 3.79 per 1,000 people –
2011 3.82 per 1,000 people –
2010 3.79 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 3.65 per 1,000 people –
2008 3.59 per 1,000 people –
2007 3.53 per 1,000 people –
2006 3.57 per 1,000 people –
2005 3.48 per 1,000 people –
2004 3.46 per 1,000 people –
2003 3.47 per 1,000 people –
2002 3.43 per 1,000 people –
2001 3.29 per 1,000 people –
2000 3.16 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 3.27 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.04 from 3.72 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3.83 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.08.

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
1990 to 2023 for Kazakhstan
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