Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon
Lebanon: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 2.68 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon, 1960–2020
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
Lebanon recorded 2.68 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 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, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon peaked at 2.68 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.726 per 1,000 people, 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.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.778 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.938 per 1,000 people | +20.6% |
| 1970 | 0.726 per 1,000 people | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 1.69 per 1,000 people | +133.2% |
| 1981 | 1.71 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.25 per 1,000 people | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 1.86 per 1,000 people | +48.4% |
| 1991 | 1.33 per 1,000 people | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 1.86 per 1,000 people | +40.4% |
| 1997 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 2.61 per 1,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 2.48 per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.31 per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.67 per 1,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 2.31 per 1,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 2.04 per 1,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 2.12 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.14 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.24 per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.41 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2.61 per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.68 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 2.68 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555 per 1,000 people, 7.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 2.68 per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.74 per 1,000 people, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +133.2% | 0.726 per 1,000 people | 1.69 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.858 per 1,000 people | 0.778 per 1,000 people | 0.938 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 0.726 per 1,000 people | 1.69 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 69 Uzbekistan 2.81 per 1,000 people compare
- 70 Montenegro 2.78 per 1,000 people compare
- 71 Costa Rica 2.69 per 1,000 people compare
- 73 Japan 2.65 per 1,000 people compare
- 74 South Korea 2.61 per 1,000 people compare
- 75 Mexico 2.59 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lebanon was 2.68 per 1,000 people in 2020, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.726 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- How does Lebanon rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Lebanon ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 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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