The experiences of female surgeons around the world: a scoping review

Table 3 Countries with study populations examined in the scoping review by continent, number of studies and World Bank income level

Continent	Studies per continent, n (%)	Country*	World Bank income level	Studies per country, n (%)
Africa	8 (4.8)	Egypt	Lower middle income	1 (0.6)
		Nigeria	Lower middle income	3 (1.8)
		Rwanda	Low income	1 (0.6)
		South Africa	Upper middle income	2 (1.2)
		Zimbabwe	Lower middle income	1 (0.6)
Asia	13 (7.9)	China	Upper middle income	1 (0.6)
		Israel	High income	1 (0.6)
		Hong Kong^† (SAR China)	High income	3 (1.8)
		Japan	High income	5 (3.0)
		Jordan	Upper middle income	1 (0.6)
		Saudi Arabia	High income	1 (0.6)
		Turkey	Upper middle income	1 (0.6)
Europe	31 (18.8)	Austria	High income	1 (0.6)
		Denmark	High income	1 (0.6)
		Finland	High income	2 (1.2)
		Germany	High income	2 (1.2)
		Ireland	High income	3 (1.8)
		Italy	High income	1 (0.6)
		Norway	High income	1 (0.6)
		Poland	High income	1 (0.6)
		Sweden	High income	2 (1.2)
		Switzerland	High income	3 (1.8)
		United Kingdom	High income	14 (8.5)
North America	103 (62.4)	Canada	High income	14 (8.5)
North America	103 (62.4)	United States	High income	89 (53.9)
Oceania	10 (6.1)	Australia	High income	6 (3.6)
Oceania	10 (6.1)	New Zealand	High income	4 (2.4)
South America	0

* Six studies examined additional countries but did not analyze the differences between country populations [15,16,17,18,19,20]
^†For the purposes of this review, Hong Kong (SAR, China) was treated as an entity distinct from China as the experiences of female surgeons between Hong Kong (SAR, China) and mainland China likely differ

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