2.

Characteristics of Countries (by World Region) Expatriating a Higher and Lower Percentage of Primary Care Physicians Than the US Average (31%)*

Region	Percentage of PCPs Compared With US Percentage*	No. of Countries	Ratio of IMGs to 100 Host Country Physicians, 2004	Per Capita GNI, 2003, US$	Physicians per 100K Population, 2004	Physicians (Including IMGs in US) per 100K Population, 2004
Africa	Higher	5	8.9	267	16.4	17.9
	Lower	2	4.1	2,438	75.1	78.2
	Total	7	7.8	774	30.1	32.5
The Americas	Higher	16	14.0	4,073	146.4	166.9
	Lower	7	1.4	2,825	198.8	201.6
	Total	23	6.3	3,311	178.4	189.6
Southeast Asia	Higher	3	6.4	520	47.4	50.4
	Lower	2	2.2	1,113	19.1	19.5
	Total	5	5.6	635	41.9	44.3
Europe	Higher	8	1.6	8,167	392.3	398.6
	Lower	15	1.4	20,185	297.0	301.2
	Total	23	1.5	13,883	347.0	352.2
Eastern Mediterranean	Higher	4	7.3	563	68.1	73.1
	Lower	3	4.3	1,750	164.0	171.1
	Total	7	6.1	1,043	106.9	113.4
Western Pacific	Higher	2	10.9	778	84.3	93.5
	Lower	6	0.2	4,396	166.9	167.2
	Total	8	1.2	4,044	158.9	160.8
Total	Higher	38	7.0	1,941	107.6	115.1
	Lower	35	1.0	5,516	167.4	169.1
	Total	73	3.6	3,837	139.3	144.3

GNI = gross national income; IMG = international medical graduate; PCP = primary care physician.

*All data weighted by the 2004 population of each country in the region and in the total figures.