Table 3.

Estimated health worker shortages and surpluses by regions and income group, 2013

	Shortage countries					Surplus countries
	Demand	Supply	Need	Difference (S–D)	# Countries	Demand	Supply	Need	Difference (S–D)	# Countries
WHO Region
Africa	32,357	20,570	168,664	−11,787	3	1,073,826	1,854,259	5,722,406	780,434	40
Americas	6,612,863	5,111,374	3,872,984	−1,501,490	18	2,214,070	3,274,107	1,566,639	1,060,037	10
Eastern Mediterranean	2,325,668	1,511,359	2,576,703	−814,309	9	731,856	1,179,084	1,221,066	447,229	6
Europe	9,432,898	6,916,358	3,504,234	−2,516,540	29	4,745,111	5,776,043	2,124,299	1,030,933	21
South-East Asia	5,542,630	4,847,018	10,129,877	−695,613	3	421,687	925,233	2,303,207	503,546	5
Western Pacific	13,132,605	7,142,858	10,183,203	−5,989,747	6	2,000,685	3,151,769	1,355,351	1,151,084	15
WB Region
East Asia and Pacific	13,132,605	7,142,858	10,183,203	−5,989,747	6	2,349,380	3,998,780	3,509,697	1,649,400	17
Europe and Central Asia	9,262,072	6,818,133	3,453,923	−2,443,939	27	4,745,111	5,776,043	2,124,299	1,030,933	21
Latin America	2,662,078	1,414,236	1,935,612	−1,247,842	17	1,864,157	2,725,997	1,351,392	861,841	9
Middle East & North Africa	1,617,766	1,177,244	1,160,165	−440,522	9	899,235	1,393,641	1,194,530	494,406	6
North America	3,950,785	3,697,138	1,937,372	−253,647	1	349,914	548,110	215,247	198,196	1
South Asia	6,421,358	5,279,358	11,596,725	−1,142,000	5	72,992	78,221	148,861	5230	3
Sub-Saharan Africa	32,357	20,570	168,664	−11,787	3	906,447	1,639,703	5,748,942	733,256	40
WB Income group
Low	395,927	223,855	1,699,364	−172,072	5	241,657	468,902	3,162,540	227,245	24
Lower middle	8,834,452	6,850,983	12,800,744	−1,983,469	17	2,063,083	3,016,936	4,804,549	953,853	27
Upper middle	15,462,673	8,497,379	10,939,972	−6,965,294	20	3,577,879	5,266,760	3,677,217	1,688,881	26
High	12,385,969	9,977,320	4,995,585	−2,408,649	26	5,304,614	7,407,897	2,648,661	2,103,283	20
World	37,079,021	25,549,537	30,435,665	−11,529,485	68	11,187,234	16,160,495	14,292,968	4,973,261	97