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Table 1 Selected characteristics for the three study locations

From: Feminization of the medical workforce in low-income settings; findings from surveys in three African capital cities

Characteristics

Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)

Maputo (Mozambique)

Praia (Cape Verde)

Country’s GDP per capita (PPP)a

1186

942

3984

Total health expenditures per capita (current prices, 2010)

46.9

21.3

154.6

Position in the HDI (out of 187)b

176th

184th

133rd

Physicians registered in the countryc

172

1105

400

Physicians residing in the countries’ capital citiesc

127

487

131

Population in capital citiesc

387 908

1 178 116

131 453

Physician density in capital cities (per 100 000 population)

3.27

6.64

9.96

  1. Sources: a The World Bank (2012); b UNDP (2011); c National Medical Councils (2012), National Statistical Institutes.