{"id":1472960,"date":"2024-06-24T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1472960"},"modified":"2024-06-24T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:15:00","slug":"belgium-has-the-worlds-most-doctors-per-capita-ethiopia-not-so-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/belgium-has-the-worlds-most-doctors-per-capita-ethiopia-not-so-much\/1472960\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Has The World’s Most Doctors Per Capita; Ethiopia Not So Much…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belgium Has The World’s Most Doctors Per Capita; Ethiopia Not So Much…<\/span><\/p>\n

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This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao,<\/a> maps and ranks the countries with the highest and lowest doctor density (measured per 10,000 population), according to\u00a0World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0(WHO) estimates as of 2022.<\/p>\n

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\u2139\ufe0f \u201cDoctors\u201d includes generalists, specialist medical practitioners and other medical doctors not further defined. Depending on the source country, may include only practicing physicians or all registered physicians.<\/em><\/p>\n

Health worker density in general is an important metric tracked by the UN, as part of its sustainable development goals. A 2016\u00a0WHO study<\/a>\u00a0found that investing and expanding healthcare workforces improves economic growth.<\/p>\n

Ranked: Doctors Per 10,000 Population<\/h2>\n

European<\/strong>\u00a0countries, like Belgium, Georgia, and Austria, lead the ranks by the ratio of doctors to resident population.\u00a0South American<\/strong>\u00a0countries, represented by Uruguay and Argentina, also make the top 10.<\/p>\n

Rank
\n\t\t\tCountry
\n\t\t\tDoctors per 10K People (2022)
\n\t\t1
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Belgium
\n\t\t\t63.9
\n\t\t2
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea Georgia
\n\t\t\t56.1
\n\t\t3
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria
\n\t\t\t55.1
\n\t\t4
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania
\n\t\t\t51.3
\n\t\t5
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Bulgaria
\n\t\t\t49.0
\n\t\t6
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe Uruguay
\n\t\t\t46.3
\n\t\t7
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 Iceland
\n\t\t\t45.2
\n\t\t8
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfb Cabo Verde
\n\t\t\t44.6
\n\t\t9
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy
\n\t\t\t42.5
\n\t\t10
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina
\n\t\t\t40.8
\n\t\t11
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe Paraguay
\n\t\t\t38.8
\n\t\t12
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8 Seychelles
\n\t\t\t38.2
\n\t\t13
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israel
\n\t\t\t37.1
\n\t\t14
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff New Zealand
\n\t\t\t35.7
\n\t\t15
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 Chile
\n\t\t\t31.7
\n\t\t16
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 UK
\n\t\t\t31.7
\n\t\t17
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia
\n\t\t\t30.8
\n\t\t18
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde7 Barbados
\n\t\t\t29.7
\n\t\t19
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea Montenegro
\n\t\t\t27.5
\n\t\t20
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf7 Costa Rica
\n\t\t\t26.4
\n\t\t21
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canada
\n\t\t\t25.0
\n\t\t22
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 Dominican Republic
\n\t\t\t22.3
\n\t\t23
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2 Oman
\n\t\t\t20.6
\n\t\t24
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea Peru
\n\t\t\t16.2
\n\t\t25
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff Eswatini
\n\t\t\t15.9
\n\t\t26
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb El Salvador
\n\t\t\t15.5
\n\t\t27
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa Mauritius
\n\t\t\t12.0
\n\t\t28
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 Iraq
\n\t\t\t10.1
\n\t\t29
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia
\n\t\t\t6.9
\n\t\t30
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf9 Bhutan
\n\t\t\t5.5
\n\t\t31
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6 Namibia
\n\t\t\t5.4
\n\t\t32
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde6 Gabon
\n\t\t\t4.8
\n\t\t33
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria
\n\t\t\t3.9
\n\t\t34
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfc Botswana
\n\t\t\t3.8
\n\t\t35
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 Zambia
\n\t\t\t2.6
\n\t\t36
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf4 Angola
\n\t\t\t2.4
\n\t\t37
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf7 Mauritania
\n\t\t\t2.4
\n\t\t38
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfc Guinea-Bissau
\n\t\t\t2.1
\n\t\t39
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddef Benin
\n\t\t\t2.0
\n\t\t40
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde9 DRC
\n\t\t\t1.9
\n\t\t41
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf1 Mali
\n\t\t\t1.9
\n\t\t42
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee C\u00f4te d’Ivoire
\n\t\t\t1.8
\n\t\t43
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 Liberia
\n\t\t\t1.8
\n\t\t44
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddec Congo
\n\t\t\t1.7
\n\t\t45
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda
\n\t\t\t1.7
\n\t\t46
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc Zimbabwe
\n\t\t\t1.7
\n\t\t47
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeb Burkina Faso
\n\t\t\t1.5
\n\t\t48
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf8 Lesotho
\n\t\t\t1.5
\n\t\t49
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf6 Equatorial Guinea
\n\t\t\t1.4
\n\t\t50
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Ghana
\n\t\t\t1.4
\n\t\t51
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 Cameroon
\n\t\t\t1.3
\n\t\t52
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Senegal
\n\t\t\t1.3
\n\t\t53
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddff Tanzania
\n\t\t\t1.3
\n\t\t54
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf9 Ethiopia
\n\t\t\t1.1
\n\t\t55
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea Kenya
\n\t\t\t1.0
\n\t\t56
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde9 Chad
\n\t\t\t0.9
\n\t\t57
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddff Mozambique
\n\t\t\t0.8
\n\t\t58
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddec Togo
\n\t\t\t0.8
\n\t\t59
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf7 Eritrea
\n\t\t\t0.7
\n\t\t60
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfc Malawi
\n\t\t\t0.5
\n\t\t61
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf1 Sierra Leone
\n\t\t\t0.4
\n\t\t62
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf3 Guinea
\n\t\t\t0.2
\n\t\t63
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea Niger
\n\t\t\t0.2
\n\t\tN\/A
\n\t\t\t\ud83c\udf0d World
\n\t\t\t17.2<\/p>\n

Note: Countries with 2022 data only.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, eight African countries have\u00a0fewer than 1 doctor<\/strong>\u00a0per 10,000 population. According to the\u00a0Africa Report<\/a>, medical students from the continent move abroad to complete their education, but often don\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0Cabo Verde<\/strong>, a small nation of 10 islands off the coast of Africa is a big regional outlier with 44.6 doctors per 10,000 population. The country has made strides in\u00a0expanding healthcare<\/a>\u00a0services since it gained independence in 1975. In the same time, life expectancy increased from 56 to 75, and the\u00a0infant mortality rate<\/a>\u00a0dropped from 108 to 15 deaths per 1,000 births.<\/p>\n

A Look at the G7 Countries<\/h2>\n

Finally, here\u2019s a quick summary at how the\u00a0G7 countries<\/strong>\u00a0do in doctor density, as per the latest estimates from the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n

Germany and Italy lead with 42\u201345 doctors per 10,000 people. The U.S., UK, and France are between 31\u201332 per 10,000 population. Japan and Canada are significantly lower at 25\u201326 for 10,000 residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 06\/24\/2024 – 04:15<\/span><\/p>\n

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