TABLE 2.

Comparative data for mental health workforce in Qatar relative to countries in different World Health Organization (WHO) region and World Bank income group in 2020.

	Qatar		WHO region			World bank income group
	Number of mental health professionals	Mental health professionals per 100,000 population	EMR a	EUR a	Global	Low	High
Mental health workforce
Psychiatrist b	63	2.2	1.0	9.7	1.7	0.1	8.6
Mental health nurses	515	18.2	3.0	25.2	3.8	0.4	29
Psychologist	46	1.6	1.0	5.4	1.4	0.1	10.7
Social workers	14	0.5	0.4	2.0	0.7	0.1	2.9
Other specialized mental health workers c	78	2.8	0.7	3.2	0.5	0.1	4.1
Total mental health professionals	716	25.3	6.1	45.5	8.1	0.8	55.3

Abbreviation: WHO, World Health Organization.

^a EMR, Eastern Mediterranean Region; EUR, European Region.

^b Not including child & adolescent psychiatristn.

^c Other specialized mental health workers include occupational therapists, pharmacist, speech therapist.

Source: World Health Organization Mental Health ATLAS (2020).