Physicians per 1000 people in Cambodia
Cambodia: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.211 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.211
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.241
in 2008
All-time low
0.028
in 1960
Years of data
22
1960–2019
Physicians per 1000 people in Cambodia, 1960–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physicians per 1000 people in Cambodia stood at 0.211.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Cambodia peaked at 0.241 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1960.
Cambodia ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0365 | 0.028 | 0.045 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.058 | 0.058 | 0.058 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1146 | 0.104 | 0.142 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2133 | 0.164 | 0.241 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1885 | 0.14 | 0.227 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,125 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 162,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 168,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 162,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 168,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 164,524 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Cambodia?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Cambodia was 0.211 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.241 in 2008.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Cambodia ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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