Table 1 Health worker density for study countries of India, Jamaica, the Philippines, South Africa and for comparison purposes, the USA (available data). (Source: Global Health Observatory data repository density per 1000) accessed, December 7th 2015 http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A1444?lang=en

Country

Year

Physicians density (per 1 000 population)

Nursing and midwifery personnel density (per 1 000 population)

Dentistry personnel density (per 1 000 population)

Pharmaceutical personnel density (per 1 000 population)

Laboratory health workers density (per 1 000 population)

Other health workers density (per 1 000 population)