Physicians per 1000 people in Samoa
Samoa: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.561 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.561
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.666
in 1999
All-time low
0.207
in 1989
Years of data
19
1960–2021
Physicians per 1000 people in Samoa, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Samoa is 0.561, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Samoa peaked at 0.666 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1989.
Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.441 | — |
| 1970 | 0.35 | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.361 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.404 | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.28 | -30.7% |
| 1989 | 0.207 | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 0.365 | +76.3% |
| 1996 | 0.344 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.33 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.666 | +101.8% |
| 2003 | 0.27 | -59.5% |
| 2005 | 0.267 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.447 | +67.4% |
| 2010 | 0.332 | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.464 | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 0.329 | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 0.558 | +69.6% |
| 2020 | 0.562 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.561 | -0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.561 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.561 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06, 53% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.441 | 0.441 | 0.441 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.313 | 0.207 | 0.404 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4263 | 0.33 | 0.666 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.328 | 0.267 | 0.447 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4208 | 0.329 | 0.558 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5615 | 0.561 | 0.562 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Samoa?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Samoa was 0.561 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.666 in 1999.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1989.
- How does Samoa rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Samoa ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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