Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Burundi
Burundi: Physicians (per 1,000 people) 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.
Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.017 per 1,000 people | +70.0% |
| 1970 | 0.017 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.012 per 1,000 people | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.047 per 1,000 people | +291.7% |
| 1986 | 0.058 per 1,000 people | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.058 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.059 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.056 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.055 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.052 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.027 per 1,000 people | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.037 per 1,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.049 per 1,000 people | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 0.053 per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.056 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.046 per 1,000 people | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.094 per 1,000 people | +104.3% |
| 2018 | 0.094 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.069 per 1,000 people | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.076 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.078 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.078 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1455 per 1,000 people, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.078 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188 per 1,000 people, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +291.7% | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people |
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 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (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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Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.