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Table 2 Projected number of specialists required by IMSS, ISSSTE and SSA, 2030 (adjusted scenarios)

From: Projections of specialist physicians in Mexico: a key element in planning human resources for health

Year

Obstetrician-gynaecologist

Paediatrician

Internal medicine specialist

Surgeon

 

Scenario

CI low

CI high

Scenario

CI low

CI high

Scenario

CI low

CI high

Scenario

CI low

CI high

 

IMSS

2010

2213

2172

2231

588

532

642

987

971

1004

4000

3526

4474

2015

2256

2194

2296

502

444

557

1117

1097

1138

4850

4363

5337

2020

2299

2216

2361

415

356

472

1247

1223

1273

5701

5198

6203

2025

2342

2237

2426

328

267

387

1376

1349

1407

6552

6030

7072

2030

2386

2258

2491

242

179

303

1506

1475

1542

7402

6861

7942

 

ISSSTE

2010

611

537

688

263

243

284

407

372

431

594

426

845

2015

739

501

991

247

224

271

458

399

505

595

424

844

2020

868

458

1302

230

205

258

509

424

583

590

422

843

2025

996

413

1614

214

186

245

559

447

661

554

420

842

2030

1125

369

1927

197

166

233

610

470

740

553

418

841

 

SSA

2010

2934

2709

3150

1574

1512

1639

1126

879

1372

2858

2611

3105

2015

3539

3308

3761

1903

1838

1969

1526

1272

1779

3455

3201

3708

2020

4144

3906

4374

2231

2164

2299

1927

1664

2187

4051

3788

4312

2025

4750

4503

4987

2559

2490

2630

2327

2055

2596

4648

4375

4918

2030

5355

5099

5602

2887

2816

2960

2727

2444

3007

5245

4961

5524

  1. Note: Productivity estimates include only general and specialty office visits, based on 252 workdays per year. Confidence interval set at 95%.
  2. Source: Secretaría de Salud-SINAIS. Boletín de Información Estadística, 2000–2008.
  3. SSA Ministry of Health, IMSS Mexican Institute of Social Security, ISSSTE Institute of Services and Social Security for State Workers.