TABLE 22.
Number of surgeons per 100,000 population worldwide+
| United States | 51 | Healthcare Personnel, 1993⁎ |
| Japan | 31 | Nurses MDs (per 100,000 population) |
| Sweden | 29 | |
| Canada | 26 | |
| The Netherlands | 18 | |
| Australia | 16 | |
| Germany | 13 | |
| New Zealand | 12 | |
| Poland | 11 | |
| China | 10 | |
| Qatar | 9 | |
| Ireland | 7 | |
| Latin America (Colombia) | 7 | |
| United Kingdom | 6 | |
| South Africa | 6 | |
| Egypt | 6 | |
| Bahrian | 5 | |
| Kuwait | 4 | |
| Philippines | 1.45 | |
| Sudan | 0.6 | |
| Kenya | 0.6 | |
| West African States | 0.5 | |
| Tanzania | 0.3 | |
| Africa | 78 | 20 |
| Americas | 378 | 177 |
| Europe | 601 | 308 |
⁎
Merson, MH, Black, RE, Mill AJ. International Public Health. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 2001; p. 323.
+
Mac Gowan, WAL. Surgical manpower worldwide bulletin. Am Coll Surg 1987;72:5–7.