Countries with the Fewest Doctors 2022

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Fewest Doctors 2022

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Key Findings

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South Sudan records the lowest in Physicians (per 1,000 People) at 0.04 in 2022.
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Average Physicians (per 1,000 People) in 2022: 0.145  ·  median: 0.15.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Fewest Doctors 2022
The twenty countries with the lowest physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2022, from World Bank figures for the 79 countries that reported that year. South Sudan records the lowest figure at 0.04, with Malawi (0.05) and Burundi (0.08) next. Practising physicians per 1,000 people, including generalists and specialists. Doctors registered but not practising are counted in some national statistics, so figures are not exactly comparable.
Analysis

South Sudan (0.04), Malawi (0.05) and Burundi (0.08) record the three lowest figures. Across the twenty shown, values run from 0.04 up to 0.24, a spread of 0.20. Malawi, the next country up, records 1.25 times the figure for South Sudan. 4 of the 20 sit within double the lowest figure, 0.08 or less. The chart shows the twenty lowest of 79 reporting countries, so it describes the bottom of the distribution rather than the world average. Countries recorded as zero are left out: the World Bank writes zero where a country did not report.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
0.04
South Sudan
Physicians (per 1,000 People) · 2022
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Metrics
1
Physicians (per 1,000 People)
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Period
2022
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
Measure
Physicians (per 1,000 People)
Last updated
6 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
  • Entities are ranked lowest-first, because on this measure a lower number is the better result.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Physicians (per 1,000 People) · ranked by 2022

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# Category 2022 Source
🥇 South Sudan 0.04
🥈 Malawi 0.05
🥉 Burundi 0.08
4 Togo 0.08
5 Eritrea 0.09
6 Rwanda 0.09
7 Sierra Leone 0.13
8 Tanzania 0.13
9 Cameroon 0.14
10 Burkina Faso 0.15
11 Equatorial Guinea 0.15
12 Madagascar 0.17
13 Republic of the Congo 0.17
14 Mozambique 0.18
15 Liberia 0.18
16 Uganda 0.19
17 DR Congo 0.21
18 Guinea 0.21
19 Djibouti 0.21
20 Lesotho 0.24

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