Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 3.68 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 3.68 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 44.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 3.68 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
United States of America ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.41 per 1,000 people | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 2.6 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.71 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.55 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.48 per 1,000 people | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 3.52 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.58 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.68 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 2.55 per 1,000 people | 3.48 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 36 Israel 3.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 3.75 per 1,000 people compare
- 38 Slovakia 3.7 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.63 per 1,000 people compare
- 41 Romania 3.62 per 1,000 people compare
- 42 New Zealand 3.61 per 1,000 people compare
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.6804 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 61,250 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5343 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 46,041 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8153 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 3.68 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this United States of America 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.