Physicians in South Asia
South Asia had 0.73 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2022
0.73
Change from 1990
−0.34per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in South Asia 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 | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | – | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.07 per 1,000 people in 1990, a change of −0.34.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
More for South Asia
All statistics for South Asia
Hospital beds
1.5 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
72.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
74.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
3.3%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
26.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank