Physicians in Asia

26 countries in Asia, 2022. Unit: per 1,000 people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
5.54 /1,000
Georgia
Median country
2.63 /1,000
half above, half below
World
1.86 /1,000
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.17 to 5.54
Yemen - Georgia

How to read it

Across 26 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Georgia (5.54 /1,000) and the lowest in Yemen (0.17 /1,000).

The median country is at 2.63 /1,000: half are above, half below.

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

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Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data · via World Bank WDI (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS) · licence

Physicians over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Georgia5.54
2Mongolia4.13
3Kazakhstan3.72
4Israel3.69
5Cyprus3.56
6Saudi Arabia3.48
7Armenia3.36
8Azerbaijan3.19
9China3.11
10United Arab Emirates2.92
11Jordan2.85
12Singapore2.83
13Japan2.65
14South Korea2.61
15Malaysia2.29
16Türkiye2.24
17Oman1.99
18Tajikistan1.94
19Turkmenistan1.92
20Kyrgyzstan1.60
21Iraq1.02
22Bangladesh0.72
23Indonesia0.68
24Bhutan0.55
25Laos0.33
26Yemen0.17
World Bank, WDI · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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