Physicians per 1000 people in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.317 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, physicians per 1000 people in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.317. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.317 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.049 | 0.035 | 0.063 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.142 | 0.077 | 0.183 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1207 | 0.109 | 0.143 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 | 0.166 | 0.22 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2678 | 0.214 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.285 | 0.253 | 0.317 | 2 |
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More health data for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 421,296 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 405,329 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 0.317 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.317 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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