This statistic depicts the countries with the lowest physicians density average worldwide for the period 2007-2016. As of that year, Niger was one of the countries with the lowest number of physicians per inhabitants. The African country was reported to have 0.0 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants.
Selected countries with the lowest physicians density worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 population)*
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WHO. (May 17, 2018). Selected countries with the lowest physicians density worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280151/countries-with-the-lowest-physicians-density-worldwide/
WHO. "Selected countries with the lowest physicians density worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 population)*." Chart. May 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280151/countries-with-the-lowest-physicians-density-worldwide/
WHO. (2018). Selected countries with the lowest physicians density worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 population)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280151/countries-with-the-lowest-physicians-density-worldwide/
WHO. "Selected Countries with The Lowest Physicians Density Worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 Population)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280151/countries-with-the-lowest-physicians-density-worldwide/
WHO, Selected countries with the lowest physicians density worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 population)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280151/countries-with-the-lowest-physicians-density-worldwide/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Selected countries with the lowest physicians density worldwide as of 2016 (per 1,000 population)* [Graph], WHO, May 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280151/countries-with-the-lowest-physicians-density-worldwide/