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
Latest (2021)
9.54 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.54 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.822 per 1,000 people
in 1970
Years of data
38
1960–2021
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.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.946 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.876 per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.822 per 1,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.39 per 1,000 people | +68.9% |
| 1984 | 1.89 per 1,000 people | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 3 per 1,000 people | +59.1% |
| 1990 | 3.64 per 1,000 people | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 3.98 per 1,000 people | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 4.34 per 1,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 4.71 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 4.97 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.2 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 5.49 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.69 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 5.75 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.86 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.94 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.95 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.07 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.27 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.34 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.42 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.63 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.77 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.96 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.26 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.41 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.58 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.19 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.51 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.68 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.29 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 9.54 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 9.54 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 9.54 per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9 per 1,000 people, 5.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +68.9% | 0.822 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people |
| 1988 | +59.1% | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 3 per 1,000 people |
| 1984 | +35.9% | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people |
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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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
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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