Physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador
Ecuador: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.31 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador, 1960–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2.31 for physicians per 1000 people in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador peaked at 2.34 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.335, in 1965.
That places Ecuador 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.396 | — |
| 1965 | 0.335 | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.348 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.351 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.637 | +81.5% |
| 1990 | 0.934 | +46.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 1.18 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.25 | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 1.23 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.812 | -40.7% |
| 2001 | 0.851 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.849 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.808 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.884 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.902 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.895 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.978 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.22 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.28 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.56 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 1.65 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.06 | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 2.23 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.34 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.31 | -0.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.31 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +81.5% | 0.351 | 0.637 |
| 2000 | -40.7% | 1.37 | 0.812 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3655 | 0.335 | 0.396 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4453 | 0.348 | 0.637 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.934 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9291 | 0.808 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.28 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Ecuador was 2.31 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 in 2018.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.335 in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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