APP.2-33 Physician and Hospital Bed per 1000 Persons
Source:World Bank Database.
Country or Area   Physicians per 1000 Persons (person) Hospital Beds per 1000 Persons(unit)
1990 2000 2003 1990 2000 2003
World 1.4 1.6⑥   3.7    
High Income 1.9 2.6 2.6③ 6.2 6.5 6.4③
Middle Income 1.6 1.7 1.5④ 3.6 3.9⑥
China 1.6 1.7 1.5 2.3 2.4 2.3
Bangladesh 0.2 0.2④   0.3 0.3⑧
India 0.5⑤ 0.5⑥   0.8⑨   0.9
Indonesia 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 6.0⑥
Iran 0.3⑦ 1.0⑥   1.4 1.6④
Israel 3.2 3.8 3.8 6.2 6.1 6.1
Japan 1.7 1.9 2.0③ 15.6⑦ 14.7 14.3
Kazakhstan 4.0 3.3 3.5 13.7 7.2 7.7
Korea, Rep. 0.8 1.3 1.6 3.1 6.1 7.1
Malaysia 0.4 0.7   2.1 1.9④
Mongolia 2.5 2.5⑧ 2.6③ 11.5⑨  
Myanmar 0.1 0.3   0.6 0.6
Pakistan 0.5 0.7④   0.6   0.7
Philippines 0.1 0.6 1.2③ 1.4 1.0④
Singapore 1.3 1.4④   3.6 2.9④
Sri Lanka 0.1⑦ 0.4   2.7 2.2⑧
Thailand 0.2 0.4   1.6 2.2⑧
Turkey 0.9 1.3 1.4 2.4 2.6 2.6
Vietnam 0.4 0.5④   3.8 2.4④
Egypt 0.8 2.1 0.5 2.1 2.1② 2.2
Nigeria 0.2⑤ 0.3 0.3 1.7  
South Africa 0.6⑤ 0.7④      
Canada 2.1 2.1 2.1 6.0 3.8 3.7③
Mexico 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.0
United States 1.8 2.2 2.3③ 4.9 3.5 3.3
Argentina 2.7 3.0⑥   4.6 4.1
Brazil 1.4 1.2 2.1④ 3.3 3.1① 2.7③
Venezuela 1.6 1.9④   2.7 0.8④
Belarus 3.6 4.6 4.6 13.2 12.6 11.3
Bulgaria 3.2 3.4 3.6 9.8 7.4 6.3
Czech Republic 2.7 3.4 3.5 11.3 8.8 8.8
France 3.1 3.3 3.4 9.7 8.1 7.7
Germany 2.8⑨ 3.3 3.4 10.4 9.1 8.9③
Italy 3.8⑦ 4.2 4.1 7.2 4.7 4.4③
Netherlands 2.5 3.2 3.1 5.8 4.8 4.7④
Poland 2.1 2.2 2.5 5.7 4.9 5.6③
Romania 1.8 1.9 1.9 8.9 7.4 6.6
Russian Federation 4.1 4.2 4.3 13.1 10.9 10.5
Spain 2.5⑩ 3.2 3.2 4.6 4.1 3.8
Ukraine 4.3 3.0 3.0 13.0 8.8 8.8
United Kingdom 1.6 1.9 2.2 5.9 4.2 4.2
Australia 2.2 2.5 2.5③ 9.2⑨ 7.8 7.4③
New Zealand 1.9 2.2 2.2 8.5 6.2⑥ 6.1③
Note:①Data refers to 1996.②Data refers to 1997.③Data refers to 2002.④Data refers to 2001.⑤Data refers to 1992. ⑥Data refers to 1998.⑦Data refers to 1993.⑧Data refers to 1999.⑨Data refers to 1991. ⑩Data refers to 1995.