Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.078 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 1960–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Burundi is 0.078 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.094 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.01 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.017 per 1,000 people | +70.0% |
| 1970 | 0.017 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.012 per 1,000 people | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.047 per 1,000 people | +291.7% |
| 1986 | 0.058 per 1,000 people | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.058 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.059 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.056 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.055 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.052 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.027 per 1,000 people | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.037 per 1,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.049 per 1,000 people | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 0.053 per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.056 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.046 per 1,000 people | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.094 per 1,000 people | +104.3% |
| 2018 | 0.094 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.069 per 1,000 people | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.076 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.078 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 per 1,000 people | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.057 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0395 per 1,000 people | 0.027 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 per 1,000 people | 0.037 per 1,000 people | 0.094 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0743 per 1,000 people | 0.069 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 0.078 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.094 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.