Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Indicator id: physicians_per_1000 · Unit: per 1,000 people · Coverage: 1960-2020

Physicians, including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 people.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code SH.MED.PHYS.ZS (https://data.worldbank.org)
• Our World in Data -- dataset physicians-per-1000-people, code sh_med_phys_zs (https://ourworldindata.org)

Reconciliation note: OWID republishes the same World Bank SH.MED.PHYS.ZS series verbatim (matched exactly for Nepal's 2023 figure, 1.011) -- any divergence would mean OWID's snapshot has fallen behind a World Bank revision, not a genuine measurement difference.

Caveats

Reporting is irregular (professional registry counts, not annual surveys); years without a fresh count carry forward the last known figure in some national submissions.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 3.c -- Increase health financing and the health workforce
Topic: Health
Themes: health

Also known as

"doctors per capita", "physicians per 1000", "how many doctors does Nepal have", "doctor density"

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