Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania
Tanzania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.134 per 1,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania, 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
Tanzania recorded 0.134 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 332.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania peaked at 0.134 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.023 per 1,000 people, in 2002.
That places Tanzania 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.055 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 0.04 per 1,000 people | -27.3% |
| 1965 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.044 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.044 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.039 per 1,000 people | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.035 per 1,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.039 per 1,000 people | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.042 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.041 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.023 per 1,000 people | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 0.031 per 1,000 people | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 0.06 per 1,000 people | +93.5% |
| 2018 | 0.05 per 1,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.134 per 1,000 people | +168.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.134 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555 per 1,000 people, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.134 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188 per 1,000 people, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +168.0% | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0467 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0377 per 1,000 people | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0415 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.023 per 1,000 people | 0.023 per 1,000 people | 0.023 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.031 per 1,000 people | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tanzania was 0.134 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.134 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 per 1,000 people in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Tanzania ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 332.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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