Physicians per 1000 people in Uganda
Uganda: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.191 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Uganda, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.191 for physicians per 1000 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, physicians per 1000 people in Uganda peaked at 0.191 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.074 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +21.6% |
| 1970 | 0.108 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.047 | -56.5% |
| 1982 | 0.046 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.044 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.045 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.04 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.047 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.081 | +72.3% |
| 2005 | 0.12 | +48.1% |
| 2012 | 0.098 | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.097 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.172 | +77.3% |
| 2020 | 0.158 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.191 | +20.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.191 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1455, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.191 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.082 | 0.074 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.108 | 0.108 | 0.108 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0455 | 0.044 | 0.047 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0827 | 0.047 | 0.12 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1223 | 0.097 | 0.172 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1745 | 0.158 | 0.191 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Uganda?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Uganda was 0.191 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.191 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1993.
- How does Uganda rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Uganda ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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