Physicians per 1000 people in Grenada
Grenada: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.38 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Grenada, 1960–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Grenada is 1.38, 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, physicians per 1000 people in Grenada peaked at 1.38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.222, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.222 | — |
| 1970 | 0.346 | +55.9% |
| 1984 | 0.49 | +41.6% |
| 1988 | 0.553 | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.578 | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.65 | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.389 | -40.2% |
| 1999 | 0.553 | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 0.54 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.537 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.535 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.533 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.627 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 | +115.6% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | +2.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1.38 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.346 | 0.346 | 0.346 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5215 | 0.49 | 0.553 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.534 | 0.389 | 0.65 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5544 | 0.533 | 0.627 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Grenada?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Grenada was 1.38 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Grenada ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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