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Table 1 Health workforce gaps in 2013

From: Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa

Inputs

African region average (A)

Global average (B)

Gap [C = B/A)]

Physicians per 10 000 population

2.6

14.1

5.4-fold

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10 000 population

12.0

29.2

2.4-fold

Dentistry personnel per 10 000 population

0.5

2.7

5.4-fold

Pharmaceutical personnel per 10 000 population

0.9

4.3

4.8-fold

Psychiatrists per 10 000 population

<0.05

0.3

6.0-fold

  1. Source: WHO [35].