Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Montenegro

Montenegro: Health care - Regions — Active physicians was 5.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 44 countries
All-time high
5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2018
All-time low
3.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Montenegro, 2005–2019

02462005201220192005: 3.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 4.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 4.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 4.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 4.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 4.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 4.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 4.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 5.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 5.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 5.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 5.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health care - regions — active physicians in Montenegro is 5.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health care - regions — active physicians in Montenegro peaked at 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2005.

Montenegro ranks 5th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5
2010s 4.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 2 Portugal 5.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 3 Italy 5.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 4 Austria 5.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 6 Norway 5.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 7 Russia 4.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 8 Czechia 4.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health care - regions — active physicians in Montenegro?
Health care - regions — active physicians in Montenegro was 5.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2018.
What is the lowest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 3.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2005.
How does Montenegro rank for health care - regions — active physicians?
Montenegro ranks 5th out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
Is health care - regions — active physicians rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health care - Regions — Active physicians
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 1,174 data points, 1995–2025
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This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.