Physicians in Burundi
Burundi: Physicians was 0.078 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Burundi, 1960–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.078 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Burundi peaked at 0.094 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.01 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 per 1,000 people | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.057 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0395 per 1,000 people | 0.027 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 per 1,000 people | 0.037 per 1,000 people | 0.094 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0743 per 1,000 people | 0.069 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 169,318 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 53.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 53.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 169,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Burundi?
- Physicians in Burundi was 0.078 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.094 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for physicians?
- Burundi ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.