Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 2.43 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, 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
Dominican Republic recorded 2.43 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.43 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.121 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.121 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.588 per 1,000 people | +386.0% |
| 1975 | 0.435 per 1,000 people | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 0.564 per 1,000 people | +29.7% |
| 1988 | 1.07 per 1,000 people | +90.4% |
| 1990 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 1.05 per 1,000 people | -29.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +42.3% |
| 1997 | 2.16 per 1,000 people | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 1.82 per 1,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 per 1,000 people | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 1.51 per 1,000 people | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 1.43 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.43 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.95 per 1,000 people | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 2.03 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.23 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 2.43 per 1,000 people | +8.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.43 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.43 per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9 per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +386.0% | 0.121 per 1,000 people | 0.588 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3545 per 1,000 people | 0.121 per 1,000 people | 0.588 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.819 per 1,000 people | 0.564 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 2.16 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.16 per 1,000 people | 1.95 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic was 2.43 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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