Physicians per 1000 people in Bahamas
Bahamas: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.9 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1.9
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.65
in 2008
All-time low
0.496
in 1960
Years of data
12
1960–2017
Physicians per 1000 people in Bahamas, 1960–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, physicians per 1000 people in Bahamas stood at 1.9.
That represents a change of down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Bahamas peaked at 2.65 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.496, in 1960.
That places Bahamas 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.496 | 0.496 | 0.496 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9405 | 0.938 | 0.943 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.35 | 0.989 | 1.52 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 1.9 | 2.23 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,909 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,861 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,896 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Bahamas?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Bahamas was 1.9 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 in 2008.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.496 in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Bahamas ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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