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Table 1 Healthcare workers in Abu Dhabi per category and nationality (data from [3])

From: How do we strengthen the health workforce in a rapidly developing high-income country? A case study of Abu Dhabi's health system in the United Arab Emirates

Profession

Abu Dhabi Emirate per 10 000 2015

Nationals 2015

Non-Nationals 2015

Total Abu Dhabi Emirate 2016

Abu Dhabi Region 2016

Al Ain Region 2016

Al Dhafra Region 2016

Physicians

52.4

10.5%

89.3%

8983

6325

2227

431

Dentists

*

8.8%

91.2%

1734

1214

472

48

Nurses and Midwives

134.7

0.7%

98.5%

24 915

17 663

6156

1096

Allied Health Professionals

*

6.0%

94.0%

7767

5855

1 604

308

Pharmacists

*

2.3%

97.6%

3348

2367

828

153

  1. *There is no data on the number of these professionals per 10 000 population