Physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay
Uruguay: Physicians per 1000 people was 4.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay is 4.67, 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, physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay peaked at 5.01 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.06, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.06 | — |
| 1965 | 1.14 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.11 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2 | +79.7% |
| 1984 | 1.93 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.95 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.68 | +89.0% |
| 1992 | 3.23 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 3.56 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 3.7 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.75 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.78 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.01 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.01 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 4.55 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 4.67 | +2.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.59, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +89.0% | 1.95 | 3.68 |
| 1981 | +79.7% | 1.11 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.96 | 1.93 | 2 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.58 | 3.23 | 3.75 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.89 | 3.78 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.51 | 4.01 | 5.01 | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.61 | 4.55 | 4.67 | 2 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Uruguay was 4.67 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 in 2017.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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