Table 5 Estimated health workforce supply versus “need” by regions and income group, 2013 and 2030

 Africa

1,874,830

5,891,071

−4,016,241

3,066,666

8,910,473

−5,843,806

43

 Americas

8,385,480

5,439,623

2,945,857

12,742,856

6,246,463

6,496,393

28

 Eastern Mediterranean

2,690,443

3,797,769

−1,107,326

4,611,408

5,055,625

−444,217

15

 Europe

12,692,401

5,628,533

7,063,868

16,803,264

5,786,268

11,016,996

50

 South-East Asia

5,772,250

12,433,083

−6,660,833

10,168,591

14,712,987

−4,544,397

8

 Western Pacific

10,294,627

11,538,553

−1,243,926

17,261,342

12,270,476

4,990,867

21

 East Asia and Pacific

11,141,638

13,692,899

−2,551,261

18,250,702

14,734,499

3,516,203

23

 Europe and Central Asia

12,594,176

5,578,223

7,015,953

16,640,618

5,722,567

10,918,050

48

 Latin America

4,140,233

3,287,004

853,229

5,784,767

3,825,876

1,958,892

26

 Middle East & North Africa

2,570,885

2,354,695

216,190

3,846,948

3,032,910

814,038

15

 North America

4,245,248

2,152,619

2,092,629

6,958,089

2,420,587

4,537,501

2

 South Asia

5,357,579

11,745,586

−6,388,007

10,293,688

14,248,390

−3,954,702

8

 Sub-Saharan Africa

1,660,273

5,917,606

−4,257,333

2,879,315

8,997,462

−6,118,146

43

 Low

692,757

4,861,904

−4,169,147

1,384,576

7,049,048

−5,664,472

29

 Lower middle

9,867,919

17,605,293

−7,737,374

17,958,943

21,940,256

−3,981,313

44

 Upper middle

13,764,139

14,617,189

−853,050

21,362,033

15,934,777

5,427,256

46

 High

17,385,217

7,644,247

9,740,970

23,948,576

8,058,211

15,890,364

46

 World

41,710,032

44,728,633

−3,018,601

64,654,127

52,982,292

11,671,836

165