Physicians per 1000 people in Panama
Panama: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Panama, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.62 for physicians per 1000 people in 2022.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Panama peaked at 1.79 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.356, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.356 | — |
| 1965 | 0.478 | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 0.613 | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 0.597 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.993 | +66.3% |
| 1984 | 1.02 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.79 | +78.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -37.5% |
| 1991 | 1.13 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.15 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.18 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.13 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.17 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.21 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.21 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.24 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.35 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.31 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.39 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.41 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.59 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.59 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.58 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.63 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | -6.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59, 45% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +78.2% | 1.01 | 1.79 |
| 1981 | +66.3% | 0.597 | 0.993 |
| 1990 | -37.5% | 1.79 | 1.12 |
| 1965 | +34.3% | 0.356 | 0.478 |
| 1970 | +28.2% | 0.478 | 0.613 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.417 | 0.356 | 0.478 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.605 | 0.597 | 0.613 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 0.993 | 1.79 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.41 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.74 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % 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 0.0398 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Panama?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Panama was 1.62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 1988.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.356 in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Panama ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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