Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Chad
Chad: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.085 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Chad, 1960–2023
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
In 2023, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Chad stood at 0.085 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Chad peaked at 0.085 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.014 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Chad ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.014 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0185 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 0.021 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.026 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0323 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 per 1,000 people | 0.036 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 per 1,000 people | 0.056 per 1,000 people | 0.085 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Chad
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 33 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 173,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 172,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 178,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 177,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 183,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 181,223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Chad?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Chad was 0.085 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.085 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Chad ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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