Physicians in Cambodia
Cambodia: Physicians was 0.211 per 1,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Cambodia, 1960–2019
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.211 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2019.
That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Cambodia peaked at 0.241 per 1,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.028 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Cambodia 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0365 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1146 per 1,000 people | 0.104 per 1,000 people | 0.142 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2133 per 1,000 people | 0.164 per 1,000 people | 0.241 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1885 per 1,000 people | 0.14 per 1,000 people | 0.227 per 1,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 162,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 168,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 162,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 168,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 164,524 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 166,827 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 173,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 169,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,325 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Cambodia?
- Physicians in Cambodia was 0.211 per 1,000 people in 2019, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.241 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for physicians?
- Cambodia ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.