Physicians per 1000 people in Bhutan
Bhutan: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.553 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.553
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.561
in 2021
All-time low
0.051
in 1999
Years of data
20
1981–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Bhutan, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Bhutan is 0.553, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Bhutan peaked at 0.561 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.051, in 1999.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1135 | 0.102 | 0.125 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1785 | 0.051 | 0.333 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.214 | 0.181 | 0.249 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3362 | 0.271 | 0.421 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5333 | 0.486 | 0.561 | 3 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,563 (2025)
- Population, male 53.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 5,026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Bhutan?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Bhutan was 0.553 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.561 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1999.
- How does Bhutan rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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