Physicians in North America
North America had 3.59 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2022
3.59
Change from 2000
+1.06per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in North America 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 | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | – | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.53 per 1,000 people in 2000, a change of +1.06.
- Since 1990, when it was 1.83 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.76.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
More for North America
All statistics for North America
Hospital beds
2.7 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
79.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
81.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
76.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
16.3%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
6.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank