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Table 1 Overview of data availability by profession

From: Simulating future supply of and requirements for human resources for health in high-income OECD countries

Planning parameter

Number of countries for which data were found

Population characteristics

 Population size and projections by age and sex

32

 Health status by agea and sex

31

Health care system characteristics

Midwife model

Nurse model

Physician model

 Health care provision by age, sex, and health status

0

2

2

 Service provision per FTE provider per year

32

29

26

 Average total annual wages per FTE

0

28

27

 Average training cost per graduate

0

0

0

 Average replacement cost per FTE

0

1

0

 Number of new graduates per year

31

32

32

 Age distribution of new graduates

0

1

1

 Number of in-migrants per year

3

22

24

 Age distribution of in-migrants

0

0

0

 Exits per year by age

1

1

1

 Total yearly enrolment in training programs

1

1

1

 % of students completing training

0

1

1

 % of graduates remaining in-jurisdiction

0

1

1

 Head count of current supply

31

32

32

 Age distribution of current supply

3

3

29

 % of licensed workforce providing any patient care

24

19

1

 Average hours worked/week by participating workforce

0

1

1

  1. aData on the incidence of low birth weight by mother’s age were not found