Physicians per 1000 people in Argentina
Argentina: Physicians per 1000 people was 5.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.11
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
9th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.44
in 2022
All-time low
1.35
in 1960
Years of data
25
1960–2023
Physicians per 1000 people in Argentina, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Argentina is 5.11, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Argentina peaked at 5.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 1960.
That places Argentina 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 | 1.35 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.85 | 2.68 | 3.03 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.77 | 2.64 | 2.99 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.22 | 3.19 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.02 | 4.82 | 5.25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.31 | 5.11 | 5.44 | 4 |
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More health data for Argentina
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,462 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 356,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 339,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 353,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 338,076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Argentina?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Argentina was 5.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Argentina ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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