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Latin America & Caribbean
Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Within the “Latin America & Caribbean” group, Argentina leads Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2023 at 5, while Jamaica sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.01.32.63.85.1ArgentinaArgentina: 55.1ChileChile: 33.3ColombiaColombia: 32.5Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 22.4BrazilBrazil: 22.4PeruPeru: 21.7El SalvadorEl Salvador: 21.6SurinameSuriname: 11.4JamaicaJamaica: 00.5

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Argentina 5
2 Chile 3
3 Colombia 3
4 Dominican Republic 2
5 Brazil 2
6 Peru 2
7 El Salvador 2
8 Suriname 1
9 Jamaica 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Latin America & Caribbean group for Physicians (per 1,000 people) in 2023, Argentina leads with a gap of 2 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 9 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Jamaica at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.