
Sweden: Doctors per 1,000 people
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Sweden |
Doctors per 1,000 people |
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Latest value | 4.29 |
Year | 2019 |
Measure | doctors per 1,000 people |
Data availability | 1995 - 2019 |
Average | 3.58 |
Min - Max | 2.82 - 4.32 |
Source | OECD |
The latest value from 2019 is 4.29 doctors per 1,000 people, a decline from 4.32 doctors per 1,000 people in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 3.41 doctors per 1,000 people, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 1995 to 2019 is 3.58 doctors per 1,000 people. The minimum value, 2.82 doctors per 1,000 people, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 4.32 doctors per 1,000 people was recorded in 2018.
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Definition: The number of practicing physicians per 1,000 residents of the country.
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