Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Panama
Panama: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Panama, 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
Panama recorded 1.62 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Panama peaked at 1.79 per 1,000 people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.356 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Panama ranks 97th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.417 per 1,000 people | 0.356 per 1,000 people | 0.478 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.605 per 1,000 people | 0.597 per 1,000 people | 0.613 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 0.993 per 1,000 people | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.24 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 36,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 34,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 36,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,077 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Panama?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Panama was 1.62 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 per 1,000 people in 1988.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.356 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Panama ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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