Physicians per 1000 people in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.43 in 2023. β² Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Dominican Republic, 1960β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2.43 for physicians per 1000 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, physicians per 1000 people in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.43 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.121, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3545 | 0.121 | 0.588 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.435 | 0.435 | 0.435 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.819 | 0.564 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.05 | 2.16 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.46 | 1.08 | 1.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 1.95 | 2.43 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.497 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 96,116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Dominican Republic?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Dominican Republic was 2.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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