Among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Kuwait had the highest ratio of doctors per one thousand people at about 2.65 in 2018. Integrated and targeted health policies strengthened resilience against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.
Number of doctors in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by country (per 1,000 people)
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Oxford Business Group. (June 28, 2021). Number of doctors in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by country (per 1,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257453/gcc-number-of-doctors/
Oxford Business Group. "Number of doctors in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by country (per 1,000 people)." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257453/gcc-number-of-doctors/
Oxford Business Group. (2021). Number of doctors in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by country (per 1,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257453/gcc-number-of-doctors/
Oxford Business Group. "Number of Doctors in The Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by Country (per 1,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257453/gcc-number-of-doctors/
Oxford Business Group, Number of doctors in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by country (per 1,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257453/gcc-number-of-doctors/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of doctors in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2018, by country (per 1,000 people) [Graph], Oxford Business Group, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257453/gcc-number-of-doctors/