Physicians in Grenada

Grenada: Physicians was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.38 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
105th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.38 per 1,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
0.222 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
16
1960–2018

Physicians in Grenada, 1960–2018

0.250.50.7511.21.51960198920181960: 0.222 per 1,000 people1970: 0.346 per 1,000 people1984: 0.49 per 1,000 people1988: 0.553 per 1,000 people1990: 0.5 per 1,000 people1993: 0.578 per 1,000 people1995: 0.65 per 1,000 people1997: 0.389 per 1,000 people1999: 0.553 per 1,000 people2000: 0.54 per 1,000 people2001: 0.537 per 1,000 people2002: 0.535 per 1,000 people2003: 0.533 per 1,000 people2006: 0.627 per 1,000 people2017: 1.4 per 1,000 people2018: 1.4 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Grenada recorded 1.38 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians in Grenada peaked at 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.222 per 1,000 people, in 1960.

That places Grenada 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.222 per 1,000 people 0.222 per 1,000 people 0.222 per 1,000 people 1
1970s 0.346 per 1,000 people 0.346 per 1,000 people 0.346 per 1,000 people 1
1980s 0.5215 per 1,000 people 0.49 per 1,000 people 0.553 per 1,000 people 2
1990s 0.534 per 1,000 people 0.389 per 1,000 people 0.65 per 1,000 people 5
2000s 0.5544 per 1,000 people 0.533 per 1,000 people 0.627 per 1,000 people 5
2010s 1.37 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 1.38 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 102 Isle of Man 1.45 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 103 Mauritius 1.44 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 104 Guyana 1.39 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 106 Suriname 1.35 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 107 Tuvalu 1.35 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 108 Hong Kong 1.32 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians in Grenada?
Physicians in Grenada was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest physicians recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018.
What is the lowest physicians recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.222 per 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Grenada rank for physicians?
Grenada ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Is physicians rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Grenada 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

Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.