Table 2.
Specialist Surgical Workforce Density per 100,000 population in South Africa (2019).
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|---|---|
| SPECIALITY/SUB-SPECIALITY | SURGICAL WORKFORCE DENSITY |
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| General Surgery | 1.40 |
|
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| Vascular Surgery | 0.11 |
|
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| Paediatric Surgery | 0.05 |
|
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| Trauma Surgery | 0.05 |
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| Gastroenterology | 0.10 |
|
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| Ophthalmology | 0.93 |
|
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| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 0.39 |
|
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| Orthopaedic Surgery | 1.60 |
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| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 0.24 |
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| Neurosurgery | 0.40 |
|
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| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2.16 |
|
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| Anaesthesiology | 3.03 |
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