Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba
Cuba: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 9.54 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba, 1960–2021
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
Cuba recorded 9.54 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2021. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba peaked at 9.54 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.822 per 1,000 people, in 1970.
Cuba ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.911 per 1,000 people | 0.876 per 1,000 people | 0.946 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.822 per 1,000 people | 0.822 per 1,000 people | 0.822 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.09 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 3 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.96 per 1,000 people | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 5.86 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 per 1,000 people | 5.94 per 1,000 people | 6.63 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 per 1,000 people | 6.77 per 1,000 people | 8.68 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 per 1,000 people | 9.29 per 1,000 people | 9.54 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba was 9.54 per 1,000 people in 2021, 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.822 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- How does Cuba rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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