Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 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 Haiti is 0.292 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.07 per 1,000 people, in 1965.
Haiti ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.105 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.07 per 1,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.08 per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.081 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.11 per 1,000 people | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 0.141 per 1,000 people | +28.2% |
| 1985 | 0.137 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.143 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.08 per 1,000 people | -44.1% |
| 1992 | 0.084 per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.092 per 1,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.16 per 1,000 people | +73.9% |
| 1998 | 0.244 per 1,000 people | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 0.14 per 1,000 people | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 0.234 per 1,000 people | +67.1% |
| 2015 | 0.087 per 1,000 people | -62.8% |
| 2018 | 0.238 per 1,000 people | +173.6% |
| 2022 | 0.292 per 1,000 people | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0875 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 0.105 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0805 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 0.081 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1328 per 1,000 people | 0.11 per 1,000 people | 0.143 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.132 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 0.244 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1748 per 1,000 people | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.238 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 149 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.331 per 1,000 people compare
- 150 Zambia 0.324 per 1,000 people compare
- 151 Afghanistan 0.317 per 1,000 people compare
- 153 Kenya 0.289 per 1,000 people compare
- 154 Ghana 0.266 per 1,000 people compare
- 155 Mauritania 0.261 per 1,000 people compare
More economy & growth data for Haiti
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3989 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 46.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 385.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 0.292 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.292 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 per 1,000 people in 1965.
- How does Haiti rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.