Countries in North America by doctors
Physicians — general practitioners and specialists — for every 1,000 people. 20 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2022
Median country
2.03
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 1,000 people | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 9.54 | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 2 |  Saint Lucia | 4.23 | 2020 | Caribbean |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 4.16 | 2021 | Caribbean |
| 4 |  United States | 3.68 | 2022 | Northern America |
| 5 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.09 | 2018 | Caribbean |
| 6 |  Barbados | 2.96 | 2022 | Caribbean |
| 7 |  Canada | 2.82 | 2023 | Northern America |
| 8 |  Costa Rica | 2.69 | 2022 | Central America |
| 9 |  Mexico | 2.59 | 2022 | Central America |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 2.43 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 11 |  Panama | 1.63 | 2022 | Central America |
| 12 |  El Salvador | 1.62 | 2023 | Central America |
| 13 |  Grenada | 1.38 | 2018 | Caribbean |
| 14 |  Guatemala | 1.28 | 2020 | Central America |
| 15 |  Dominica | 1.16 | 2018 | Caribbean |
| 16 |  Belize | 1.09 | 2018 | Central America |
| 17 |  Nicaragua | 0.68 | 2018 | Central America |
| 18 |  Honduras | 0.49 | 2020 | Central America |
| 19 |  Jamaica | 0.46 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 20 |  Haiti | 0.29 | 2022 | Caribbean |
No World Bank figure for 3 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Questions
- Which country in North America has the most doctors per person?
- Cuba has the most doctors per person in North America: 9.54 doctors per 1,000 people (2021). Next come Saint Lucia (4.23 doctors per 1,000 people) and Trinidad and Tobago (4.16 doctors per 1,000 people).
- Which country in North America has the fewest doctors per person?
- Haiti, with 0.29 doctors per 1,000 people (2022).
- What is the typical doctors of a country in North America?
- The median of the 20 countries in North America is 2.03 doctors per 1,000 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Physicians — general practitioners and specialists — for every 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, mostly 2022. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.