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Table 1 Health workforce stock in the Sultanate, 1985–2007

From: Health workforce development planning in the Sultanate of Oman: a case study

Category

Year

 

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

Physicians

958

1441

2477

3258

4182

4579

4908

Dentists

53

84

143

262

448

496

524

Pharmacists

193

247

356

496

753

805

916

Nurses

2288

4147

6036

7829

9277

9615

10 394

Physiotherapists

44

50

69

150

161

198

232

Radiographers

64

161

232

334

480

550

593

Lab. Technicians

247

408

670

910

1169

1258

1331

Asst. pharmacists

112

186

367

688

912

1028

1200

  1. Source: Annual Health Information Report 2007, Ministry of Health