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Physicians per 1,000 by African country

0.73Cabo Verde · highest shown · 2023

Cabo Verde has the highest reported physicians per 1,000 people among the 16 countries shown, at 0.73 (2023).

Medical doctors (generalists and specialists) per 1,000 people. 16 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Cabo Verde0.73 2Eswatini0.56 3Nigeria0.38

#1 vs #1619×Cabo Verde vs Niger

Median0.17Cote d'Ivoire

Lowest0.04Niger

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown

Southern Africa0.36

3 countries shown · highest value: Eswatini

West Africa0.24

9 countries shown · highest value: Cabo Verde

East Africa0.22

2 countries shown · highest value: Kenya

Central Africa0.08

2 countries shown · highest value: Chad

Full ranking

16 of 54 countries

#	Country	Physicians per 1,000	Period
1	Cabo Verde	0.73	2023
2	Eswatini	0.56	2023
3	Nigeria	0.38	2023
4	Botswana	0.38	2023
5	Kenya	0.29	2023
6	Ghana	0.27	2023
7	Benin	0.22	2023
8	Mali	0.19	2023
9	Cote d'Ivoire	0.17	2023
10	Ethiopia	0.14	2023
11	Zimbabwe	0.14	2023
12	Senegal	0.11	2023
13	Gambia	0.09	2023
14	Chad	0.09	2023
15	Central African Republic	0.07	2023
16	Niger	0.04	2023

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 16 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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