Skip to main content

Table 2 National distribution of doctors per 10 000 inhabitants, 2014

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

Islands

Population 2014a

Doctorsb, c

Doctors by 10 000 population

S. Vicente

80 140

74

9.23

Santiago

290 265

151

5.20

Brava

5 760

2

3.47

S. Nicolau

12 511

4

3.20

Sal

32 208

9

2.79

Fogo

36 068

10

2.77

Boa Vista

13 376

3

2.24

Santo Antão

41 192

12

2.91

Maio

6 947

1

1.44

Cape Verde

518 467

272

5.25

  1. aSource: Statistical Yearbook 2015 INECV
  2. bSix doctors were placed at national level (MoH) in 2014
  3. cSource: MoH, Medical Database 2014