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Table 6 Distribution of medical doctors per zone and population

From: Training and deployment of medical doctors in Tanzania post-1990s health sector reforms: assessing the achievements

Zone

Number of MDs vs population, N [%, MD: 1000 population]

Population [2012 Census]

N [%]

Central zone

56 (4.31, 0.02)

3 454 225 (7.92)

Eastern zone

575 (44.26, 0.07)

7 681 701 (17.61)

Lake zone

159 (12.24, 0.01)

11 832 857 (27.12)

Northern zone

257 (19.78, 0.04)

6 804 733 (15.60)

Southern zone

37 (2.85, 0.02)

2 135 506 (4.90)

Southern highlands

172 (13.24, 0.03)

5 727 636 (13.13)

Western zone

43 (3.31, 0.01)

5 988 696 (13.73)

Total

1 299 (100, 0.03)

43 625 354

  1. Source: field survey