18/06/2026
HOW ACCESSIBLE ARE DOCTORS IN NIGERIA? A SNAPSHOT OF HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE PRESSURE
Doctors in Selected Countries
πΊπΈ United States β 1,082,187
π¬π§ England β 153,249
π³π¬ Nigeria β 55,000
Nigeria-Trained Doctors Abroad
π¬π§ United Kingdom β 12,198 (2023)
πΊπΈ United States β 16,000
Doctors per 10,000 people
πΊπΈ United States β 31.0
π¬π§ England β 21.9
π³π¬ Nigeria β 2.3
WHO Recommendation β 10
Nigeria records a critically low doctor density of about 2.3 doctors per 10,000 people, far below the WHO recommended minimum of 10. In contrast, the United States and England maintain significantly higher levels of 31.0 and 21.9 respectively.
(WHO, GMC, FSMB, NHS)