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.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Grenada, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.222 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.346 per 1,000 people | +55.9% |
| 1984 | 0.49 per 1,000 people | +41.6% |
| 1988 | 0.553 per 1,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5 per 1,000 people | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.578 per 1,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.65 per 1,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.389 per 1,000 people | -40.2% |
| 1999 | 0.553 per 1,000 people | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.537 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.535 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.533 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.627 per 1,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 per 1,000 people | +115.6% |
| 2018 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1.38 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1.38 per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9 per 1,000 people, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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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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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