Physicians in Panama
Panama: Physicians was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Panama, 1960–2022
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Panama
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,074 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 36,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 34,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 36,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,077 (2025)
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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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.