Physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.136 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe is 0.136, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.202 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0544, in 2007.
Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.202 | — |
| 1965 | 0.125 | -38.1% |
| 1970 | 0.162 | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.158 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.161 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.139 | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.135 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.13 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.149 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.126 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.169 | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.121 | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0544 | -55.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0596 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.115 | +93.0% |
| 2010 | 0.121 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.078 | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.077 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.08 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.119 | +48.7% |
| 2015 | 0.174 | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 0.172 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.179 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.201 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.123 | -38.8% |
| 2020 | 0.128 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.136 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.127 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.136 | +7.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.136 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.136 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +93.0% | 0.0596 | 0.115 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1635 | 0.125 | 0.202 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.16 | 0.158 | 0.162 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.145 | 0.135 | 0.161 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1395 | 0.13 | 0.149 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1075 | 0.0544 | 0.169 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 | 0.077 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1318 | 0.127 | 0.136 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.148 compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.143 compare
- 178 Cameroon 0.136 compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.134 compare
- 180 Tanzania 0.134 compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Zimbabwe was 0.136 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.202 in 1960.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0544 in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Zimbabwe ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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