Table 3.
Population per health worker per province, Zambia, 2008
| Position | Central | Copperbelt | Eastern | Luapula | Lusaka | N Western | Northern | Southern | Western |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | ratio | |
| General Medical Officer | 111648 | 53933 | 249819 | 87875 | 29019 | 237528 | 173177 | 129206 | 66681 |
| Anaesthesiologist | - | - | - | 966624 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Scientist | 1228125 | 334385 | - | - | 84293 | - | 1558589 | 355318 | - |
| Clinical Officer | 11478 | 7776 | 15946 | 19727 | 7696 | 12286 | 16581 | 7641 | 11258 |
| Clinical Officer Anaesthesia | 245625 | 238846 | 499637 | 322208 | 177016 | 237528 | 311718 | 109328 | 866854 |
| Clinical Officer Dental | 614063 | 835962 | 1498912 | - | 442540 | - | - | 473757 | 866854 |
| Clinical Officer Dermatology | 1228125 | 835962 | - | - | - | 356293 | 1558589 | - | 866854 |
| Clinical Officer Eye, Nose, and Throat | - | 1671923 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Officer Ophthalmology | - | 835962 | 1498912 | - | 590053 | 712585 | 1558589 | 710635 | 216714 |
| Clinical Officer TB, HIV/AIDS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1421270 | - |
| clinical Officer Psychiatry | 614063 | 835962 | 249819 | - | 590053 | - | 1558589 | 473757 | - |
| Consultant | 614063 | 119423 | 499637 | 483312 | 37663 | - | - | 710635 | 866854 |
| Consultant Anaesthesia | - | 1671923 | - | - | - | 712585 | - | - | - |
| Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecologist | 1228125 | - | - | 966624 | - | 712585 | - | 1421270 | - |
| Consultant Ophthalmology | - | 1671923 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Consultant Surgeon | - | 1671923 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dental Surgeon | 1228125 | 557308 | 1498912 | - | 442540 | 712585 | 1558589 | - | 866854 |
| Dental Technician | 1228125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dental Technologist | 614063 | 278654 | 299782 | 966624 | 590053 | 712585 | 1558589 | 284254 | 866854 |
| Dental Therapist | 87723 | 57653 | 149891 | 241656 | 52064 | 178146 | 194824 | 83604 | 123836 |
| Environmental Health Expert | 307031 | 151993 | 499637 | 241656 | 590053 | 118764 | 259765 | 177659 | 866854 |
| Environmental Health Officer | 307031 | 278654 | 187364 | 193325 | 221270 | 356293 | 173177 | 177659 | 173371 |
| Environmental Health Technologist | 13956 | 18373 | 14413 | 23015 | 20825 | 13704 | 18123 | 8562 | 9740 |
| Laboratory Technologist | 61406 | 35573 | 124909 | 87875 | 47842 | 79176 | 129882 | 52640 | 96317 |
| Laboratory Technician | 72243 | 28826 | 99927 | 87875 | 49171 | 71259 | 111328 | 49009 | 86685 |
| Medical Licentiate | 614063 | 1671923 | 249819 | 483312 | 442540 | 712585 | 519530 | 1421270 | 288951 |
| Nutritionist | 245625 | 185769 | 166546 | 483312 | 110635 | 356293 | 311718 | 157919 | 433427 |
| Occupational Health Technologist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1421270 | - |
| Occupational Therapist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1421270 | - |
| Pharmacist | 245625 | 139327 | 499637 | 966624 | 196684 | - | 519530 | 203039 | 433427 |
| Pharmacy Dispenser | 40938 | 22903 | 83273 | 120828 | 28551 | 118764 | 97412 | 32302 | 41279 |
| Pharmacy Technician | 614063 | 278654 | 1498912 | 322208 | - | 356293 | 1558589 | 1421270 | 433427 |
| Pharmacy Technologist | 245625 | 79615 | 124909 | 161104 | 80462 | 178146 | 389647 | 94751 | 433427 |
| Physiotherapist | 72243 | 41798 | 187364 | 193325 | 50576 | 142517 | 194824 | 71064 | 108357 |
| Physiotherapy Technologist | 1228125 | 835962 | 374728 | 322208 | 885080 | - | 519530 | 203039 | 866854 |
| Public Health Nurse | 614063 | 835962 | 1498912 | - | 221270 | 712585 | 1558589 | - | 288951 |
| Radiographer | 87723 | 42870 | 124909 | 241656 | 49171 | 178146 | 155859 | 50760 | 866854 |
| Radiography Technologist | - | - | - | - | 442540 | - | 389647 | - | - |
| Registered ICU Nurse | - | - | 1498912 | - | - | - | - | 1421270 | - |
| Registered Midwife | 32319 | 17236 | 93682 | 161104 | 17526 | 50899 | 97412 | 30240 | 72238 |
| Registered Nurse | 12281 | 5274 | 16655 | 17900 | 4863 | 17815 | 12988 | 10009 | 18845 |
| Registered Psychiatry Nurse | 614063 | 1671923 | - | - | 118011 | - | - | 710635 | - |
| Registered Theatre Nurse | 245625 | 151993 | 299782 | 241656 | 98342 | 712585 | 389647 | 203039 | 433427 |
| Registrar | 1228125 | 69663 | 1498912 | 322208 | 39337 | - | - | 284254 | - |
| Registered Nurse Ophthalmology | - | - | - | - | 1770159 | - | - | - | - |
| Resident Medical Officer | 94471 | 23221 | 93682 | 107403 | 20115 | 47506 | 111328 | 39480 | 78805 |
| Zambia Enrolled Midwife | 6978 | 4400 | 8374 | 17900 | 5861 | 16195 | 10976 | 3571 | 10973 |
| Zambia Enrolled Nurse | 2185 | 1601 | 3266 | 3452 | 1729 | 2054 | 4415 | 1757 | 2651 |
| Zambia Enrolled Ophthalmology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1421270 | - |
| Zambia Enrolled Psychiatry Nurse | 307031 | 208990 | 749456 | 193325 | 43175 | - | 1558589 | 1421270 | 433427 |
| Zambia Enrolled Theatre Nurse | 409375 | 238846 | 166546 | 483312 | 590053 | - | 389647 | 284254 | 288951 |
| General support staff | 2375 | 731 | 1296 | 1834 | 626 | 1296 | 1308 | 974 | 1284 |
Sources: population figures were obtained from the Zambia 2000 "census of population and housing", and extrapolated using expected growth rates for each province; for health workers the source was the MoH, March 2008 payroll database