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Physicians in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Physicians was 0.682 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.682 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
133rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1 per 1,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
0.34 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
26
1960–2018

Physicians in Nicaragua, 1960–2018

0.40.60.811960198920181960: 0.34 per 1,000 people1965: 0.378 per 1,000 people1970: 0.453 per 1,000 people1975: 0.46 per 1,000 people1980: 0.416 per 1,000 people1981: 0.426 per 1,000 people1984: 0.637 per 1,000 people1988: 0.471 per 1,000 people1990: 0.657 per 1,000 people1995: 0.82 per 1,000 people1997: 0.856 per 1,000 people2003: 0.392 per 1,000 people2005: 0.509 per 1,000 people2006: 0.501 per 1,000 people2007: 0.535 per 1,000 people2008: 0.659 per 1,000 people2009: 0.714 per 1,000 people2010: 0.739 per 1,000 people2011: 0.825 per 1,000 people2012: 0.872 per 1,000 people2013: 0.91 per 1,000 people2014: 0.906 per 1,000 people2015: 0.942 per 1,000 people2016: 0.965 per 1,000 people2017: 1 per 1,000 people2018: 0.682 per 1,000 people

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.682 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2018.

That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians in Nicaragua peaked at 1 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.34 per 1,000 people, in 1960.

Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.359 per 1,000 people 0.34 per 1,000 people 0.378 per 1,000 people 2
1970s 0.4565 per 1,000 people 0.453 per 1,000 people 0.46 per 1,000 people 2
1980s 0.4875 per 1,000 people 0.416 per 1,000 people 0.637 per 1,000 people 4
1990s 0.7777 per 1,000 people 0.657 per 1,000 people 0.856 per 1,000 people 3
2000s 0.5517 per 1,000 people 0.392 per 1,000 people 0.714 per 1,000 people 6
2010s 0.8712 per 1,000 people 0.682 per 1,000 people 1 per 1,000 people 9

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 130 Cape Verde 0.73 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 131 India 0.723 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 132 Bangladesh 0.722 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 134 Egypt 0.671 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 135 Samoa 0.561 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 136 Eswatini 0.557 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians in Nicaragua?
Physicians in Nicaragua was 0.682 per 1,000 people in 2018, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest physicians recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 people in 2017.
What is the lowest physicians recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.34 per 1,000 people in 1960.
How does Nicaragua rank for physicians?
Nicaragua ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Is physicians rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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
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Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.