Physicians per 1000 people in Namibia
Namibia: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.553 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.553
Change on year
up 31.7%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.567
in 2017
All-time low
0.231
in 1991
Years of data
11
1991–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Namibia, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, physicians per 1000 people in Namibia stood at 0.553.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Namibia peaked at 0.567 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.231 | — |
| 1992 | 0.232 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.295 | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.308 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.383 | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 0.567 | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 0.335 | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 0.368 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.42 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.553 | +31.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.553 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.553 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2527 | 0.231 | 0.295 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3455 | 0.308 | 0.383 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4233 | 0.335 | 0.567 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.451 | 0.38 | 0.553 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Namibia?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Namibia was 0.553 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.567 in 2017.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).