Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uruguay
Uruguay: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.67 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 4.67 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uruguay peaked at 5.01 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.06 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.58 per 1,000 people | 3.23 per 1,000 people | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.89 per 1,000 people | 3.78 per 1,000 people | 4 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 4.01 per 1,000 people | 5.01 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.61 per 1,000 people | 4.55 per 1,000 people | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 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 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uruguay?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Uruguay was 4.67 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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