Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Haiti
Haiti: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.292 per 1,000 people
World rank
152nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.292 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.07 per 1,000 people
in 1965
Years of data
18
1960–2022
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Haiti, 1960–2022
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 Haiti is 0.292 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Haiti peaked at 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.07 per 1,000 people, in 1965.
Haiti ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Haiti, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.105 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.07 per 1,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.08 per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.081 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.11 per 1,000 people | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 0.141 per 1,000 people | +28.2% |
| 1985 | 0.137 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.143 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.08 per 1,000 people | -44.1% |
| 1992 | 0.084 per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.092 per 1,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.16 per 1,000 people | +73.9% |
| 1998 | 0.244 per 1,000 people | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 0.14 per 1,000 people | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 0.234 per 1,000 people | +67.1% |
| 2015 | 0.087 per 1,000 people | -62.8% |
| 2018 | 0.238 per 1,000 people | +173.6% |
| 2022 | 0.292 per 1,000 people | +22.7% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.292 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555 per 1,000 people, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.292 per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9 per 1,000 people, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0875 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 0.105 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0805 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 0.081 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1328 per 1,000 people | 0.11 per 1,000 people | 0.143 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.132 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 0.244 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1748 per 1,000 people | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.238 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % 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 Haiti?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Haiti was 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 per 1,000 people in 1965.
- How does Haiti rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Haiti ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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