Physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.172 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar is 0.172, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar peaked at 0.272 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.087, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.115 | — |
| 1965 | 0.093 | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.101 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.272 | +126.7% |
| 1996 | 0.107 | -60.7% |
| 2001 | 0.087 | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.13 | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 0.141 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.149 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.172 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.163 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.173 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.178 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.173 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.186 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.137 | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.136 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.146 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.173 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.195 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.172 | -11.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.172 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1455, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.172 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +126.7% | 0.12 | 0.272 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.104 | 0.093 | 0.115 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0965 | 0.096 | 0.097 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.099 | 0.101 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1663 | 0.107 | 0.272 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1518 | 0.087 | 0.178 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1622 | 0.136 | 0.195 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 169 Liberia 0.178 compare
- 170 Mozambique 0.175 compare
- 171 Congo 0.173 compare
- 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.166 compare
- 174 Vanuatu 0.164 compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Madagascar was 0.172 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.272 in 1995.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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