Physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa had 0.25 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
Sub-Saharan Africa, 2022
0.25
Change from 2010
+0.07per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.25 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 0.18 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 0.13 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 0.18 per 1,000 people in 2010, a change of +0.07.
- Since 1990, when it was 0.15 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.10.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
More for Sub-Saharan Africa
All statistics for Sub-Saharan Africa
Hospital beds
1.2 per 1,000 people
1990 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
62.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
65.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
60.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
4.9%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
71.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank