Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Ecuador
Ecuador: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 2.31 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Ecuador, 1960–2020
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
Ecuador recorded 2.31 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 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, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Ecuador peaked at 2.34 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.335 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3655 per 1,000 people | 0.335 per 1,000 people | 0.396 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4453 per 1,000 people | 0.348 per 1,000 people | 0.637 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 0.934 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9291 per 1,000 people | 0.808 per 1,000 people | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Ecuador?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Ecuador was 2.31 per 1,000 people in 2020, 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.335 per 1,000 people in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 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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