Table 2.
Summary Statistics of each type of health workforce in 2016
| Category | Number | Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | |
| Licensed doctors | 3,191,005 | 1,647,676 | 1,543,329 | 31.37% | 16.20% | 15.17% |
| Registered nurses | 3,507,166 | 2,063,019 | 1,444,147 | 34.48% | 20.28% | 14.20% |
| Pharmacist | 439,246 | 228,161 | 211,085 | 4.32% | 2.24% | 2.08% |
| Technologist | 453,185 | 241,749 | 211,436 | 4.45% | 2.38% | 2.08% |
| Other medical technical personnel | 863,801 | 347,103 | 516,698 | 8.49% | 3.41% | 5.08% |
| Other technical personnel | 426,171 | 234,224 | 191,947 | 4.19% | 2.30% | 1.89% |
| Administrative personnel | 483,198 | 287,296 | 195,902 | 4.75% | 2.82% | 1.93% |
| Logistics technical workers | 808,849 | 438,089 | 370,760 | 7.95% | 4.31% | 3.64% |
| Total | 10,172,621 | 5,487,317 | 4,685,304 | 100.0% | 53.94% | 46.06% |