{"id":847,"date":"2012-05-15T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T17:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2013-07-26T10:38:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:38:40","slug":"access-to-qualified-health-personnel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/facts-and-figures\/facts-and-figures-2012\/access-to-qualified-health-personnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to qualified health personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Most medical doctors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMost nurses and midwives<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNumber of doctors per 100,000 people<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSource year<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNumber of nurses and midwives per 100,000 people<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n307<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1087<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n299<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1030<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n274<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCanada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n238<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAustralia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n959<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n230<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSeychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n793<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n191<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMalta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n663<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n183<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSwaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n630<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n181<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSingapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n590<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n160<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTuvalu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n582<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n151<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBrunei Darussalam<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n488<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n142<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBarbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n486<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n118<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSt Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n471<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n110<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n447<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1998<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n106<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMaldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n445<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n105<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1998<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nDominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n417<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1997<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grenada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n98<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1998<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n408<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n94<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n398<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n85<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGrenada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n398<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1998<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n83<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSt Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n379<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n81<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n373<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n77<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n356<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n75<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAntigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n328<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1999<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuvalu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nKiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n302<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n293<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1997<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBotswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n284<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNamibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n278<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guyana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n273<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n47<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2002<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGuyana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n229<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSt Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n216<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2002<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFiji Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n198<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n37<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBelize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n196<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n193<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nVanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n170<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n165<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2002<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n161<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n160<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSolomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n145<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n131<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1999<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nIndia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n130<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n118<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2002<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGhana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n105<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSamoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n94<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nZambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n62<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPapua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n51<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMalawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUnited Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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