South Korea - Density of Physicians Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, South Korea Density of Physicians Licensed to Practice jumped by 1.9% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 27 comparing other countries in Density of Physicians Licensed to Practice at 2.91 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. South Korea is overtaken by Canada, which was number 26 at 2.96 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons and is followed by Chile at 2.64 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Iceland lead the ranking with 7.81 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, that is a growth of 2.2% versus 2018. Sweden, Italy and Norway respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile recorded the best 5 years average growth at +5.5% per year, while Latvia recorded the worst performance at -2.3% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons
2019 2.91
2018 2.87
2017 2.83
2016 2.78
2015 2.73
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How does South Korea rank in Density of Physicians Licensed to Practice?

# 28 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Iceland
8 2019 +2.2 % +1.3 % View data
2 #2
Sweden
7 2019 +1.8 % +1.8 % View data
26 #26
Canada
3 2019 +1.0 % +1.2 % View data
27 #27
South Korea
3 2019 +1.4 % +1.9 % View data
28 #28
Chile
3 2019 +1.9 % +5.5 % View data
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