Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uganda
Uganda: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.191 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uganda, 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
Uganda recorded 0.191 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uganda peaked at 0.191 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 per 1,000 people, in 1993.
That places Uganda 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.074 per 1,000 people | 0.09 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.108 per 1,000 people | 0.108 per 1,000 people | 0.108 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0455 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0827 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1223 per 1,000 people | 0.097 per 1,000 people | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1745 per 1,000 people | 0.158 per 1,000 people | 0.191 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uganda?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uganda was 0.191 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.191 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 per 1,000 people in 1993.
- How does Uganda rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Uganda ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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