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Table 1 Relative contribution of each island to the medical workforce, 2014

From: The evolution of the medical workforce in Cape Verde since independence in 1975

Islands

Populationa

% of total

Doctors born inb

% of total

S. Vicente

80 140

15.5

83

25.6

Santo Antão

41 192

7.9

43

13.3

S. Nicolau

12 511

2.4

14

4.3

Santiago

290 265

56.0

144

44.4

Boa Vista

13 376

2.6

4

1.2

Sal

32 208

6.2

7

2.2

Brava

5 760

1.1

5

1.5

Fogo

36 068

7.0

21

6.5

Maio

6 947

1.3

3

0.9

Cape Verde

518 467

100.0

324

100.0

  1. aSource: INECV, Statistical Yearbook, 2015
  2. bSource: Cape Verde MoH, Medical Database 2014