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Global health workforce, by density |
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| WHO Region |
Total health workforce |
Health service providers |
Health management and support workers |
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| Number |
Density (per 1000 population) |
Number |
% of total health workforce |
Number |
% of total health workforce |
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| Africa |
1 640 000 |
2.3 |
1 360 000 |
83 |
280 000 |
17 |
| Eastern Mediterranean |
2 100 000 |
4.0 |
1 580 000 |
75 |
520 000 |
25 |
| South-East Asia |
7 040 000 |
4.3 |
4 730 000 |
67 |
2 300 000 |
33 |
| Western Pacific |
10 070 000 |
5.8 |
7 810 000 |
78 |
2 260 000 |
23 |
| Europe |
16 630 000 |
18.9 |
11 540 000 |
69 |
5 090 000 |
31 |
| Americas |
21 740 000 |
24.8 |
12 460 000 |
57 |
9 280 000 |
43 |
| World |
59 220 000 |
9.3 |
39 470 000 |
67 |
19 750 000 |
33 |
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Note: All data for latest available year. For countries where data on the number of health management and support workers were not available, estimates have been made based on regional averages for countries with complete data. Data sources: World Health Organization. Global Atlas of the Health Workforce http://www.who.int/globalatlas/default.asp | ||||||
McCoy et al. Human Resources for Health 2008 6:16 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-6-16 |
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