Physicians in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had 0.94 physicians per 1,000 people in 2012. The value for 2012 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 2012 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is for 2012. Most countries have figures for 2020.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2012 0.94 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2010 +0.28per 1,000 people 2010: 0.66 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2012).

Physicians in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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), 2000 to 2022
Period Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2012 0.94 per 1,000 people –
2010 0.66 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2004 0.90 per 1,000 people –
2001 0.55 per 1,000 people –
2000 0.78 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 0.66 per 1,000 people in 2010, a change of +0.28.
  • Since 1970, when it was 0.18 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.76.

More for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

All statistics for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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 2012 for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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