Physicians in OECD members
OECD member countries had 3.43 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022.
OECD members is a group: OECD member countries as grouped by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
OECD members, 2022
3.43
Change from 2010
+0.70per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in OECD members 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 | OECD members | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 2.73 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 2.40 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 2.73 per 1,000 people in 2010, a change of +0.70.
- Since 1990, when it was 2.07 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.36.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
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Life expectancy at birth
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Life expectancy at birth, women
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Life expectancy at birth, men
77.9 years
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Health spending share of GDP
12.7%
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Under-five mortality rate
6.7 per 1,000 live births
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