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Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Panama

Panama: Physicians (per 1,000 people) was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.62 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
97th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.79 per 1,000 people
in 1988
All-time low
0.356 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
40
1960–2022

Physicians in Panama, 1960–2022

0.511.521960199120221960: 0.356 per 1,000 people1965: 0.478 per 1,000 people1970: 0.613 per 1,000 people1975: 0.597 per 1,000 people1981: 0.993 per 1,000 people1984: 1 per 1,000 people1985: 1 per 1,000 people1988: 1.8 per 1,000 people1990: 1.1 per 1,000 people1991: 1.1 per 1,000 people1992: 1.2 per 1,000 people1993: 1.2 per 1,000 people1994: 1.1 per 1,000 people1995: 1.2 per 1,000 people1996: 1.2 per 1,000 people1997: 1.2 per 1,000 people1998: 1.2 per 1,000 people1999: 1.2 per 1,000 people2001: 1.3 per 1,000 people2002: 1.3 per 1,000 people2003: 1.3 per 1,000 people2004: 1.3 per 1,000 people2005: 1.4 per 1,000 people2006: 1.4 per 1,000 people2007: 1.3 per 1,000 people2008: 1.4 per 1,000 people2009: 1.3 per 1,000 people2010: 1.4 per 1,000 people2011: 1.5 per 1,000 people2012: 1.6 per 1,000 people2013: 1.6 per 1,000 people2014: 1.6 per 1,000 people2015: 1.6 per 1,000 people2016: 1.6 per 1,000 people2017: 1.6 per 1,000 people2018: 1.6 per 1,000 people2019: 1.6 per 1,000 people2020: 1.6 per 1,000 people2021: 1.7 per 1,000 people2022: 1.6 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Panama recorded 1.62 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2022.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians in Panama peaked at 1.79 per 1,000 people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.356 per 1,000 people, in 1960.

That places Panama 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Panama, year by year

Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 0.356 per 1,000 people —
1965 0.478 per 1,000 people +34.3%
1970 0.613 per 1,000 people +28.2%
1975 0.597 per 1,000 people -2.6%
1981 0.993 per 1,000 people +66.3%
1984 1.02 per 1,000 people +2.8%
1985 1.01 per 1,000 people -1.5%
1988 1.79 per 1,000 people +78.2%
1990 1.12 per 1,000 people -37.5%
1991 1.13 per 1,000 people +0.8%
1992 1.15 per 1,000 people +1.9%
1993 1.18 per 1,000 people +2.9%
1994 1.13 per 1,000 people -4.4%
1995 1.17 per 1,000 people +3.6%
1996 1.21 per 1,000 people +3.4%
1997 1.21 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1998 1.2 per 1,000 people -0.8%
1999 1.24 per 1,000 people +3.3%
2001 1.25 per 1,000 people +0.9%
2002 1.34 per 1,000 people +7.3%
2003 1.35 per 1,000 people +0.4%
2004 1.33 per 1,000 people -1.4%
2005 1.35 per 1,000 people +2.0%
2006 1.36 per 1,000 people +0.1%
2007 1.31 per 1,000 people -3.5%
2008 1.39 per 1,000 people +6.0%
2009 1.31 per 1,000 people -5.2%
2010 1.41 per 1,000 people +7.3%
2011 1.5 per 1,000 people +6.5%
2012 1.6 per 1,000 people +6.7%
2013 1.59 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2014 1.59 per 1,000 people +0.1%
2015 1.58 per 1,000 people -0.6%
2016 1.57 per 1,000 people -0.4%
2017 1.59 per 1,000 people +1.0%
2018 1.61 per 1,000 people +1.3%
2019 1.64 per 1,000 people +1.7%
2020 1.63 per 1,000 people -0.4%
2021 1.74 per 1,000 people +6.6%
2022 1.62 per 1,000 people -6.4%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 1.62 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 per 1,000 people, 45% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 1.62 per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9 per 1,000 people, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Panama 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.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +78.2% 1.01 per 1,000 people 1.79 per 1,000 people
1981 +66.3% 0.597 per 1,000 people 0.993 per 1,000 people
1990 -37.5% 1.79 per 1,000 people 1.12 per 1,000 people
1965 +34.3% 0.356 per 1,000 people 0.478 per 1,000 people
1970 +28.2% 0.478 per 1,000 people 0.613 per 1,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.417 per 1,000 people 0.356 per 1,000 people 0.478 per 1,000 people 2
1970s 0.605 per 1,000 people 0.597 per 1,000 people 0.613 per 1,000 people 2
1980s 1.2 per 1,000 people 0.993 per 1,000 people 1.79 per 1,000 people 4
1990s 1.18 per 1,000 people 1.12 per 1,000 people 1.24 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 1.33 per 1,000 people 1.25 per 1,000 people 1.39 per 1,000 people 9
2010s 1.57 per 1,000 people 1.41 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 1.66 per 1,000 people 1.62 per 1,000 people 1.74 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 94 Peru 1.69 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 95 Venezuela 1.66 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 96 Algeria 1.66 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 98 El Salvador 1.62 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 99 Kyrgyzstan 1.57 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 100 Macao 1.56 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians in Panama?
Physicians in Panama was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest physicians recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 per 1,000 people in 1988.
What is the lowest physicians recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.356 per 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Panama rank for physicians?
Panama ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is physicians rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.