Physicians in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had 1.14 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
1.14
Change from 2021
−0.01per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.14 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | – | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 1.14 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 1.10 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 0.96 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 0.89 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 0.86 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 0.83 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 0.81 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 0.77 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 0.74 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 0.72 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 0.70 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 0.66 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 0.61 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 0.51 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 0.50 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 0.52 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 0.43 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 0.41 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 0.37 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.14 per 1,000 people in 2021, a change of −0.01.
- Since 2012, when it was 0.74 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.39.
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