Table 3.
Health worker shortages for four cadre groups at UHC effective coverage of 80 out of 100 on the UHC effective coverage index by GBD super-region, 2019
| Number of countries with shortage | Proportion of countries with shortage*(%) | Sum of country-level shortages (number of workers) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (threshold: 20·7 per 10 000 per population) | |||
| Global | 132 | 64·7% | 6 410 000 |
| Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia | 9 | 31·0% | 25 000 |
| High-income | 3 | 8·3% | 30 000 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 22 | 66·7% | 238 000 |
| North Africa and Middle East | 15 | 71·4% | 636 000 |
| South Asia | 5 | 100·0% | 2 570 000 |
| Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania | 32 | 94·1% | 995 000 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46 | 100·0% | 1 920 000 |
| Nurses and midwives (threshold: 70·6 per 10 000 population) | |||
| Global | 154 | 75·5% | 30 600 000 |
| Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia | 17 | 58·6% | 482 000 |
| High-income | 7 | 19·4% | 348 000 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 31 | 93·9% | 1 570 000 |
| North Africa and Middle East | 18 | 85·7% | 2 760 000 |
| South Asia | 5 | 100·0% | 11 000 000 |
| Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania | 30 | 88·2% | 8 810 000 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46 | 100·0% | 5 640 000 |
| Dentistry personnel (threshold: 8·2 per 10 000 population) | |||
| Global | 131 | 64·2% | 3 280 000 |
| Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia | 12 | 41·4% | 38 500 |
| High-income | 1 | 2·8% | 1300 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 23 | 69·7% | 32 800 |
| North Africa and Middle East | 17 | 81·0% | 302 000 |
| South Asia | 5 | 100·0% | 1 340 000 |
| Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania | 27 | 79·4% | 745 000 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 46 | 100·0% | 824 000 |
| Pharmaceutical personnel (threshold: 9·4 per population) | |||
| Global | 135 | 66·2% | 2 890 000 |
| Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia | 13 | 44·8% | 52 200 |
| High-income | 4 | 11·1% | 10 900 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 28 | 84·8% | 263 000 |
| North Africa and Middle East | 13 | 61·9% | 182 000 |
| South Asia | 5 | 100·0% | 971 000 |
| Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania | 27 | 79·4% | 560 000 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 45 | 97·8% | 856 000 |
UHC=universal health coverage. GBD=Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study.
*
The proportion of countries and territories within a super-region that exhibit a shortage.