China - Density of Practising Physicians

Since 2014, China Density of Practising Physicians was up 3.9% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 34 among other countries in Density of Practising Physicians at 2.06 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. China is overtaken by Colombia, which was number 33 with 2.21 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons and is followed by India at 0.8 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Austria lead the ranking with 5.3 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, that is an increase of 1.2% compared to 2018. Norway, Lithuania and Switzerland respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. China witnessed the best average annual growth at +3.9% per year, while Russia witnessed the worst performance at -0.6% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons
2019 2.06
2018 2.01
2017 1.99
2016 1.88
2015 1.78
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How does China rank in Density of Practising Physicians?

# 36 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Austria
5 2019 +1.1 % +1.0 % View data
2 #2
Norway
5 2019 +2.5 % +2.2 % View data
33 #33
Colombia
2 2019 +1.4 % +3.2 % View data
34 #34
China
2 2019 +2.5 % +3.9 % View data
35 #35
India
1 2019 +1.3 % +2.1 % View data
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