Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada
Grenada: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada, 1960–2018
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 Grenada is 1.38 per 1,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada peaked at 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.222 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Grenada 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.222 per 1,000 people | 0.222 per 1,000 people | 0.222 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.346 per 1,000 people | 0.346 per 1,000 people | 0.346 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5215 per 1,000 people | 0.49 per 1,000 people | 0.553 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.534 per 1,000 people | 0.389 per 1,000 people | 0.65 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5544 per 1,000 people | 0.533 per 1,000 people | 0.627 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, male 11,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 894 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 858 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 890 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 854 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 10,932 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018, 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Grenada ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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