Figure 3. Nephrologist Availability (density per million population) compared to Physician, Nursing, and Pharmaceutical Personnel Availability by Country Income Level*.

* Logarithmic scale used for x-axis [log(x+1)] due to the large range in provider's density

Pharmaceutical personnel include: pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants, pharmaceutical technicians. Nursing and midwifery personnel include: professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and related occupations such as dental nurses.

Source: Nephrologists: Global Kidney Health Atlas (2016); Physician, nursing and pharmaceutical personnel: WHO Global Health Observatory Indicator (most recent available year)7,59 , http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main-amro.HWF?lang=en60