Physicians per 1000 people in Lebanon
Lebanon: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.68 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.68
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
72nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.68
in 2020
All-time low
0.726
in 1970
Years of data
23
1960–2020
Physicians per 1000 people in Lebanon, 1960–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.68 for physicians per 1000 people in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Lebanon peaked at 2.68 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.726, in 1970.
Lebanon ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.858 | 0.778 | 0.938 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 0.726 | 1.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.61 | 1.25 | 1.86 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.76 | 1.33 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.47 | 2.31 | 2.61 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 2.04 | 2.67 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 69 Uzbekistan 2.81 compare
- 70 Montenegro 2.78 compare
- 71 Costa Rica 2.69 compare
- 73 Japan 2.65 compare
- 74 South Korea 2.61 compare
- 75 Mexico 2.59 compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 185 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,106 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,389 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,389 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 51,773 (2025)
- Population, male 2.85 million (2025)
- Population, male 48.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 41,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 45,454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Lebanon?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Lebanon was 2.68 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 in 2020.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.726 in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Lebanon ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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