Table 1

Distribution of physicians among regions in Lebanon

Region
Population distribution
Physicians per 100 000 population
%
Sample Distribution
%

Beirut
2545
624.7
33%
133
35%
Mount Lebanon
2711
236.7
35%
129
34%
South
879
180.0
11%
45
12%
North
1027
153.1
13%
41
11%
Bekaa
564
141.0
7%
29
8%
National Density
7726
248.0
100%
377
100%

Kassak et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:4   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-4