Physicians in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis had 3.09 physicians per 1,000 people in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Saint Kitts and Nevis is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2020.
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2018 3.09 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2015 +0.18per 1,000 people 2015: 2.91 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Saint Kitts and Nevis (2018).

Physicians in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Kitts and NevisWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2018 3.09 per 1,000 people –
2015 2.91 per 1,000 people –
2010 – 1.49 per 1,000 people
2001 1.07 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 1.03 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 2.91 per 1,000 people in 2015, a change of +0.18.
  • Since 1992, when it was 0.76 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.32.

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All statistics for Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 2018 for Saint Kitts and Nevis
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