Table 1. Tabulated data of congenital cardiac surgeons extrapolated from CTSNet with world bank data for each respective country in 2021.
| Country/region | World bank region | World bank income group | No. of congenital cardiac surgeons | Male/female split | Population under 15 years | No. of surgeons per million population of under 15s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | South Asia | LIC | 1 | 1:0 | 17,413,008 | 0.06 |
| Albania | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 4 | 4:0 | 457,788 | 8.74 |
| Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | LMIC | 16 | 16:0 | 13,567,972 | 1.18 |
| Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 1 | 1:0 | 15,588,496 | 0.06 |
| Argentina | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 49 | 49:0 | 10,699,429 | 4.58 |
| Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 7 | 7:0 | 569,988 | 12.28 |
| Australia | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 42 | 38:4 | 4,719,265 | 8.90 |
| Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 10 | 9:1 | 2,425,452 | 4.12 |
| Bahrain | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 1 | 1:0 | 298,172 | 3.35 |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | LMIC | 33 | 33:0 | 44,799,782 | 0.74 |
| Barbados | Latin America & The Caribbean | HIC | 2 | 0:2 | 48,260 | 41.44 |
| Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 7 | 6:1 | 1,566,586 | 4.47 |
| Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 15 | 13:2 | 1,933,517 | 7.76 |
| Bolivia | Latin America & The Caribbean | LMIC | 6 | 5:1 | 3,759,372 | 1.60 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 1 | 1:0 | 488,002 | 2.05 |
| Brazil | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 153 | 148:5 | 44,024,037 | 3.48 |
| Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 8 | 7:1 | 962,521 | 8.31 |
| Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | LIC | 1 | 1:0 | 9,744,403 | 0.10 |
| Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | LMIC | 2 | 2:0 | 4,860,473 | 0.41 |
| Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 1 | 1:0 | 11,540,518 | 0.09 |
| Canada | North America | HIC | 60 | 56:4 | 6,014,316 | 9.98 |
| Chile | Latin America & The Caribbean | HIC | 9 | 8:1 | 3,597,848 | 2.50 |
| China | East Asia & Pacific | UMIC | 199 | 186:13 | 249,536,785 | 0.80 |
| Colombia | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 26 | 25:1 | 11,125,504 | 2.34 |
| Costa Rica | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 2 | 1:1 | 1,059,059 | 1.89 |
| Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 1 | 1:0 | 548,395 | 1.82 |
| Cuba | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 5 | 5:0 | 1,778,440 | 2.81 |
| Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 3 | 3:0 | 198,843 | 15.09 |
| Czech Republic | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 5 | 5:0 | 1,681,233 | 2.97 |
| Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 4 | 4:0 | 946,750 | 4.22 |
| Dominican Republic | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 5 | 4:1 | 3,041,808 | 1.64 |
| Ecuador | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 10 | 10:0 | 4,644,790 | 2.15 |
| Egypt | Middle East & North Africa | LMIC | 150 | 149:1 | 36,112,209 | 4.15 |
| El Salvador | Latin America & The Caribbean | LMIC | 2 | 2:0 | 1,626,626 | 1.23 |
| Finland | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 4 | 3:1 | 854,904 | 4.68 |
| France | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 54 | 43:11 | 11,772,947 | 4.59 |
| Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 10 | 10:0 | 782,306 | 12.78 |
| Germany | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 150 | 137:13 | 11,542,029 | 13.00 |
| Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 5 | 5:0 | 12,231,906 | 0.41 |
| Greece | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 27 | 25:2 | 1,486,054 | 18.17 |
| Guatemala | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 1 | 1:0 | 5,634,189 | 0.18 |
| Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 1 | 1:0 | 902,447 | 1.11 |
| Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 5 | 5:0 | 1,413,125 | 3.54 |
| Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 2 | 2:0 | 69,396 | 28.82 |
| India | South Asia | LMIC | 524 | 498:26 | 361,569,242 | 1.45 |
| Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | UMIC | 32 | 30:2 | 69,742,692 | 0.46 |
| Iran | Middle East & North Africa | UMIC | 56 | 56:0 | 20,935,552 | 2.67 |
| Iraq | Middle East & North Africa | UMIC | 28 | 28:0 | 16,595,402 | 1.69 |
| Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 13 | 12:1 | 1,002,263 | 12.97 |
| Israel | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 21 | 21:0 | 2,639,906 | 7.95 |
| Italy | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 155 | 142:13 | 7,481,434 | 20.72 |
| Ivory Coast | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 1 | 1:0 | 11,485,339 | 0.09 |
| Jamaica | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 4 | 3:1 | 574,011 | 6.97 |
| Japan | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 148 | 127:21 | 14,797,709 | 10.00 |
| Jordan | Middle East & North Africa | UMIC | 9 | 9:0 | 3,635,351 | 2.48 |
| Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 8 | 8:0 | 5,611,487 | 1.43 |
| Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 3 | 3:0 | 20,351,588 | 0.15 |
| Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 4 | 4:0 | 392,962 | 10.18 |
| Kuwait | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 2 | 2:0 | 897,630 | 2.23 |
| Lebanon | Middle East & North Africa | UMIC | 5 | 5:0 | 1,544,594 | 3.24 |
| Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 2 | 2:0 | 425,241 | 4.70 |
| Macau SAR China | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 1 | 1:0 | 100,338 | 9.97 |
| North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 2 | 2:0 | 331,773 | 6.03 |
| Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | UMIC | 28 | 28:0 | 7,709,094 | 3.63 |
| Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | HIC | 1 | 1:0 | 210,689 | 4.75 |
| Mexico | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 62 | 59:2 | 31,616,904 | 1.96 |
| Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | LMIC | 3 | 3:0 | 514,126 | 5.84 |
| Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 1 | 0:1 | 4,698 | 212.86 |
| Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | LMIC | 1 | 1:0 | 1,085,725 | 0.92 |
| Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | LMIC | 18 | 14:4 | 9,956,001 | 1.81 |
| Myanmar | Europe & Central Asia | LMIC | 3 | 3:0 | 13,385,964 | 0.22 |
| Nepal | South Asia | LMIC | 10 | 9:1 | 8,827,834 | 1.13 |
| Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 21 | 16:5 | 2,718,089 | 7.73 |
| New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 8 | 6:2 | 965,576 | 8.29 |
| Nicaragua | Latin America & The Caribbean | LMIC | 3 | 3:0 | 2,060,498 | 1.46 |
| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 25 | 23:2 | 92,372,972 | 0.27 |
| Norway | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 5 | 5:0 | 917,593 | 5.45 |
| Oman | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 8 | 8:0 | 1,210,110 | 6.61 |
| Pakistan | South Asia | LMIC | 49 | 47:2 | 85,480,175 | 0.57 |
| Panama | Latin America & The Caribbean | HIC | 3 | 3:0 | 1,149,092 | 2.61 |
| Paraguay | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 3 | 3:0 | 1,945,503 | 1.54 |
| Peru | Latin America & The Caribbean | UMIC | 12 | 12:0 | 8,877,308 | 1.35 |
| Philippines | Europe & Central Asia | LMIC | 20 | 20:0 | 34,889,268 | 0.57 |
| Poland | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 23 | 20:3 | 5,801,467 | 3.96 |
| Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 22 | 22:0 | 1,382,610 | 15.91 |
| Qatar | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 8 | 7:1 | 423,907 | 18.87 |
| Romania | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 20 | 17:3 | 3,064,651 | 6.53 |
| Russia | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 25 | 25:0 | 25,539,356 | 0.98 |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 53 | 53:0 | 9,411,988 | 5.63 |
| Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 2 | 2:0 | 7,047,810 | 0.28 |
| Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 4 | 3:1 | 975,162 | 4.10 |
| Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 13 | 13:0 | 654,053 | 19.88 |
| Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 3 | 3:0 | 865,081 | 3.47 |
| Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 2 | 2:0 | 320,184 | 6.25 |
| South Africa | Sub-Sharan Africa | UMIC | 28 | 28:0 | 17,029,519 | 1.64 |
| South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 47 | 44:3 | 6,153,685 | 7.64 |
| Spain | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 68 | 59:9 | 6,688,904 | 10.17 |
| Sri Lanka | South Asia | LMIC | 14 | 12:2 | 5,143,439 | 2.72 |
| Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | LIC | 9 | 9:0 | 18,758,652 | 0.48 |
| Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 13 | 11:2 | 1,845,060 | 7.05 |
| Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 29 | 28:1 | 1,311,402 | 22.11 |
| Syria | Middle East & North Africa | LIC | 26 | 23:3 | 7,042,047 | 3.69 |
| Taiwan | East Asia & Pacific | HIC | 15 | 15:0 | No data | No data |
| Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | LIC | 1 | 1:0 | 3,550,262 | 0.28 |
| Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 3 | 3:0 | 27,729,190 | 0.11 |
| Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | UMIC | 19 | 18:1 | 11,313,244 | 1.68 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | HIC | 1 | 1:0 | 294,443 | 3.40 |
| Tunisia | Middle East & North Africa | LMIC | 10 | 10:0 | 3,055,772 | 3.27 |
| Turkey | Europe & Central Asia | UMIC | 229 | 205:24 | 19,758,223 | 11.59 |
| Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | LIC | 1 | 1:0 | 20,722,071 | 0.05 |
| Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | LMIC | 28 | 26:2 | 6,671,328 | 4.20 |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East & North Africa | HIC | 12 | 12:0 | 1,418,167 | 8.46 |
| United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | HIC | 131 | 117:14 | 11,837,654 | 11.07 |
| United States | North America | HIC | 718 | 673:45 | 60,572,632 | 11.85 |
| Uruguay | Latin America & The Caribbean | LMIC | 2 | 2:0 | 665,952 | 3.00 |
| Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | LMIC | 7 | 7:0 | 10,499,310 | 0.67 |
| Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | UMIC | 14 | 14:0 | 7,944,108 | 1.76 |
| Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | LMIC | 7 | 6:1 | 21,974,314 | 0.32 |
| Yemen | Middle East & North Africa | LIC | 3 | 3:0 | 13,150,475 | 0.23 |
| Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | LMIC | 2 | 2:0 | 6,540,280 | 0.31 |
LIC, low-income country; LMIC, low-middle-income country; UMIC, upper-middle-income country; HIC, high-income country.