Yearly data from 2004 to 2020, from the World Bank.
Timor-Leste's physicians (per 1,000 people) was 0.75 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 851.9% from 0.08 in 2010 (25.27% a year on average, compounded).
Physicians (per 1,000 people), Timor-Leste, 2004–2020. Source: World Bank.
Key figures
Over five years it is up 8.99% from 0.69 in 2015 (1.74% a year on average, compounded). Since 2004 it is up 817.07% from 0.08 in 2004 (14.86% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2020, Timor-Leste's physicians (per 1,000 people) fell 0.01 on 2019 (from 0.76 to 0.75).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2019), the average change was +0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.06 in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.06 a year. A straight line explains 58% of the movement over 8 observed years.
In 2020, Timor-Leste had the 10th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
Limitations: The WHO compiles data from household and labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Data comparability is limited by differences in definitions and training of medical personnel varies. In addition, human resources tend to be concentrated in urban areas, so that average densities do not provide a full picture of health personnel available to the entire population.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
What is Timor-Leste's physicians (per 1,000 people)?
0.75 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MED.PHYS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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It is up 817.07% from 0.08 in 2004 (14.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.76 in 2019 and the lowest 0.03 in 2007.
How does Timor-Leste rank?
10th highest of 14 economies with data for 2020.
Is the latest change in physicians (per 1,000 people) unusual for Timor-Leste?
In 2020, Timor-Leste's physicians (per 1,000 people) fell 0.01 on 2019 (from 0.76 to 0.75). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2019), the average change was +0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data.