Physicians per 1000 people in Burundi
Burundi: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.078 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.078
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.094
in 2017
All-time low
0.01
in 1960
Years of data
23
1960–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Burundi, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Burundi is 0.078, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Burundi peaked at 0.094 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 | 0.01 | 0.017 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 | 0.012 | 0.017 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 | 0.047 | 0.058 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.057 | 0.055 | 0.059 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0395 | 0.027 | 0.052 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 | 0.037 | 0.094 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0743 | 0.069 | 0.078 | 3 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 169,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 169,598 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 53.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 53.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Burundi?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Burundi was 0.078 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.094 in 2017.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Burundi ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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