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Physicians per 1,000 people

Name: Physicians per 1,000 people
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Medical doctors, including generalists and specialists, per 1,000 people.

Trend

Latest values

Period	Area	Value	Unit
2021	Syrian Arab Republic	1.52	per 1,000 people
2020	Syrian Arab Republic	1.50	per 1,000 people
2019	Syrian Arab Republic	1.52	per 1,000 people
2018	Syrian Arab Republic	1.50	per 1,000 people
2017	Syrian Arab Republic	1.47	per 1,000 people
2016	Syrian Arab Republic	1.17	per 1,000 people
2014	Syrian Arab Republic	1.43	per 1,000 people
2010	Syrian Arab Republic	1.39	per 1,000 people
2009	Syrian Arab Republic	1.36	per 1,000 people
2008	Syrian Arab Republic	1.42	per 1,000 people
2007	Syrian Arab Republic	1.42	per 1,000 people
2005	Syrian Arab Republic	1.50	per 1,000 people
2004	Syrian Arab Republic	1.41	per 1,000 people
2003	Syrian Arab Republic	1.37	per 1,000 people
2002	Syrian Arab Republic	1.44	per 1,000 people
2000	Syrian Arab Republic	1.35	per 1,000 people
1999	Syrian Arab Republic	1.32	per 1,000 people
1998	Syrian Arab Republic	1.32	per 1,000 people
1997	Syrian Arab Republic	1.28	per 1,000 people
1990	Syrian Arab Republic	0.84	per 1,000 people
1989	Syrian Arab Republic	0.86	per 1,000 people
1987	Syrian Arab Republic	0.78	per 1,000 people
1986	Syrian Arab Republic	0.81	per 1,000 people
1981	Syrian Arab Republic	0.46	per 1,000 people
1980	Syrian Arab Republic	0.45	per 1,000 people
1975	Syrian Arab Republic	0.26	per 1,000 people
1970	Syrian Arab Republic	0.26	per 1,000 people
1965	Syrian Arab Republic	0.19	per 1,000 people
1960	Syrian Arab Republic	0.22	per 1,000 people

About this data

Source: World Bank
Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators
License: CC BY 4.0
Dataset version: 20260721172712-906436523b19
Last source check: 2026-08-23
Data quality: Source-published
Original download: Source API request; World Bank country-level API value; no row-level confidence score supplied.
What this data is and is not: The World Bank compiles World Development Indicators from national and international sources, with series-specific methodologies. Syria series contain long gaps caused by interrupted reporting and conflict conditions, and some indicators stop before recent years. A blank means no value is available, not zero.; Official methodology documentation

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Syria Data Observatory, “Physicians per 1,000 people”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-23. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-sh-med-phys-zs.

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