Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.464 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, 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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.464 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.546 per 1,000 people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.233 per 1,000 people, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.233 per 1,000 people | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.438 per 1,000 people | +88.0% |
| 1981 | 0.419 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.537 per 1,000 people | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 0.546 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.53 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.328 per 1,000 people | -38.1% |
| 1996 | 0.467 per 1,000 people | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 0.514 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.315 per 1,000 people | -38.7% |
| 2019 | 0.492 per 1,000 people | +56.2% |
| 2022 | 0.464 per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.233 per 1,000 people | 0.233 per 1,000 people | 0.233 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.485 per 1,000 people | 0.419 per 1,000 people | 0.546 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4417 per 1,000 people | 0.328 per 1,000 people | 0.53 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.514 per 1,000 people | 0.514 per 1,000 people | 0.514 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4035 per 1,000 people | 0.315 per 1,000 people | 0.492 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.464 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.546 per 1,000 people in 1989.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.233 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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