Table 1 Global health workforce, by density
From: The double burden of human resource and HIV crises: a case study of Malawi
WHO Region | Total health workforce | Health service providers | Health management and support workers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number | Density (per 1000 population) | Number | % of total health workforce | Number | % of total health workforce |
Africa | 1 640 000 | 2.3 | 1 360 000 | 83 | 280 000 | 17 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 2 100 000 | 4.0 | 1 580 000 | 75 | 520 000 | 25 |
South-East Asia | 7 040 000 | 4.3 | 4 730 000 | 67 | 2 300 000 | 33 |
Western Pacific | 10 070 000 | 5.8 | 7 810 000 | 78 | 2 260 000 | 23 |
Europe | 16 630 000 | 18.9 | 11 540 000 | 69 | 5 090 000 | 31 |
Americas | 21 740 000 | 24.8 | 12 460 000 | 57 | 9 280 000 | 43 |
World | 59 220 000 | 9.3 | 39 470 000 | 67 | 19 750 000 | 33 |