Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.136 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, 1960–2023
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 Zimbabwe is 0.136 per 1,000 people, 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, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.202 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0544 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1635 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.202 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 0.158 per 1,000 people | 0.162 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.145 per 1,000 people | 0.135 per 1,000 people | 0.161 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1395 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | 0.149 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1075 per 1,000 people | 0.0544 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 per 1,000 people | 0.077 per 1,000 people | 0.201 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1318 per 1,000 people | 0.127 per 1,000 people | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 per 1,000 people compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.148 per 1,000 people compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.143 per 1,000 people compare
- 178 Cameroon 0.136 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.134 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Tanzania 0.134 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 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 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe was 0.136 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.202 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0544 per 1,000 people in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Zimbabwe ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 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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