Physicians per 1000 people in Cuba
Cuba: Physicians per 1000 people was 9.54 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Cuba, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 9.54 for physicians per 1000 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, physicians per 1000 people in Cuba peaked at 9.54 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.822, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.946 | — |
| 1965 | 0.876 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.822 | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.39 | +68.9% |
| 1984 | 1.89 | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 3 | +59.1% |
| 1990 | 3.64 | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 3.98 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 4.34 | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 4.71 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 4.97 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.2 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 5.49 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.69 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 5.75 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.86 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.94 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.95 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.07 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.27 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.34 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.42 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.63 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.77 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.96 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.26 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.41 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.58 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.19 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.51 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.68 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.29 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 9.54 | +2.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 9.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 9.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9, 5.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 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 | 1.39 |
| 1988 | +59.1% | 1.89 | 3 |
| 1984 | +35.9% | 1.39 | 1.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.911 | 0.876 | 0.946 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.822 | 0.822 | 0.822 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.09 | 1.39 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.96 | 3.64 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 | 5.94 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 | 6.77 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 | 9.29 | 9.54 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Cuba?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Cuba was 9.54 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.822 in 1970.
- How does Cuba rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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