Country of training | Number of African-trained IMGs in USA1 | Number of African-trained IMGs in Canada2 | Number of physicians remaining in home country3 | % of total African-trained now in USA or Canada4 |
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Nigeria | 2158 | 123 | 22 894 | 9 |
South Africa | 1943 | 1845 | 23 844 | 14 |
Ghana | 478 | 37 | 1210 | 30 |
Ethiopia | 257 | 9 | 1564 | 15 |
Uganda | 133 | 42 | 722 | 20 |
Kenya | 93 | 19 | 4001 | 3 |
Zimbabwe | 75 | 26 | 1694 | 6 |
Zambia | 67 | 7 | 676 | 10 |
Liberia | 47 | 8 | 72 | 43 |
Other 12 countries* | 83 | 35 | 12 912 | 1 |
Total/Average | 5334 | 2151 | 69 589 | 10 |