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Table 3 Distribution of health workers relative to population and alternative indicators of health care needs

From: Measuring inequalities in the distribution of health workers: the case of Tanzania

District level data (113 districts)

Measures of need

 

Share of population

Share of U5 deaths

Share of health workers

20%

28%

8%

40%

50%

19%

60%

70%

33%

80%

87%

54%

 

Concentration index = -0.266

Gini index = 0.229

Regional level data (21 regions)

Measures of need

Share of health workers

Share of population

Share of HIV+ people

 

20%

20%

16%

40%

37%

30%

60%

53%

50%

80%

65%

70%

 

Concentration index = 0.077

Gini index = 0.118