Physicians per 1,000 people fell 1.52% to 1.62 persons in Peru in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, physicians per 1,000 people in Peru reached an all time high of 1.65 persons in 2007 and an all time low of 0.510 persons in 1960.
Peru has been ranked 21st within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of physicians per 1,000 people, 57 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 |
Argentina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.99 | 3.98 | ... | 4.07 | 3.90 | ... | ||||||
Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.56 | 1.01 | ... | 1.08 | 0.952 | ... | ||||
Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.30 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Chile | persons | 2.31 | 2.46 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.81 | ||||||||||||||||
Colombia | persons | 2.08 | 2.15 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 2.38 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.240 | 1.46 | ... | 1.13 | ||||
Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.30 | ... | 1.36 | ... | ... | ||||||
Uruguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.97 | 4.96 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |