Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Belarus
Belarus: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.72 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.72 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.72 per 1,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
2.9 per 1,000 people
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Belarus, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 4.72 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Belarus peaked at 4.72 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
Belarus ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Belarus, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.91 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 2.9 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.94 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.96 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.99 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.02 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.08 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.13 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.19 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.26 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.27 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.25 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.27 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.33 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.55 per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.58 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.71 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.51 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.79 per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.88 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.94 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.08 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.25 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.37 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.43 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.49 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.55 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.61 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.69 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.67 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.72 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 4.72 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 4.72 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.73 per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 3.25 per 1,000 people | 3.71 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 per 1,000 people | 3.51 per 1,000 people | 4.55 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 4.61 per 1,000 people | 4.72 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,674 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Belarus?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Belarus was 4.72 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Belarus ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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