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Physicians (Per 1,000 People) fell 11.8% to 0.262 persons in Zambia in 2022

Physicians (Per 1,000 People) (persons), 2022
Health Care | Zambia | September 1, 2025
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Physicians per 1,000 people fell 11.8% to 0.262 persons in Zambia in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.

Historically, physicians per 1,000 people in Zambia reached an all time high of 0.297 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 0.054 persons in 2006. When compared to Zambia's main peers, physicians per 1,000 people in Angola amounted to 0.244 persons, 0.133 persons in Tanzania, 0.166 persons in Zimbabwe and 0.187 persons in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2022.

Zambia has been ranked 32nd within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of physicians per 1,000 people, 67 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Physicians (Per 1,000 People) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Angola persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.212 0.211 ... ... ...
Botswana persons ... ... ... 0.353 ... 0.377 0.368 0.402
Central African Republic persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.066 ... ... ...
Congo persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.102 ... 0.100 ... ... ...
Dem. Republic of the Congo persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.074 ... 0.362 0.167 ...
Kenya persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.161 ... ...
Mozambique persons ... ... ... ... ... 0.050 0.076 0.084 0.085 0.083
Namibia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.601 0.335 0.368 0.416
South Africa persons ... ... ... ... 0.765 0.788 0.759 0.799 ... ...
Tanzania persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.014 ... 0.050 ... ... ...
Uganda persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.172 0.414 ... 0.158 ...
Zambia persons ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.090 ... 0.225 0.239 0.255
Zimbabwe persons ... ... 0.174 0.179 0.201 ... 0.189 ...