Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 2.58 per 1,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2019
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 2.58 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.58 per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.03 per 1,000 people, in 1980.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.21 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.28 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.36 per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.42 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.31 per 1,000 people | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.33 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.37 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.46 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.54 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.59 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.67 per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.75 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.84 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.08 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.11 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.15 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.16 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.46 per 1,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 2.58 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.58 per 1,000 people in 2019, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 per 1,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 per 1,000 people in 1980.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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