Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Egypt
Egypt: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.671 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.671 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.763 per 1,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
0.391 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
12
1960–2020
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Egypt, 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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Egypt is 0.671 per 1,000 people, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Egypt peaked at 0.763 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.391 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Egypt, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.391 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.435 per 1,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.527 per 1,000 people | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.536 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.494 per 1,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.73 per 1,000 people | +47.8% |
| 2015 | 0.763 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.763 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.743 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.716 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.697 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.671 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.671 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555 per 1,000 people, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.671 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.74 per 1,000 people, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.413 per 1,000 people | 0.391 per 1,000 people | 0.435 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5315 per 1,000 people | 0.527 per 1,000 people | 0.536 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7353 per 1,000 people | 0.697 per 1,000 people | 0.763 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 131 India 0.723 per 1,000 people compare
- 132 Bangladesh 0.722 per 1,000 people compare
- 133 Nicaragua 0.682 per 1,000 people compare
- 135 Samoa 0.561 per 1,000 people compare
- 136 Eswatini 0.557 per 1,000 people compare
- 137 Bhutan 0.553 per 1,000 people compare
- 137 Namibia 0.553 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Egypt was 0.671 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.763 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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