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Table 7 Medical workforce per 1000 people

From: Improving allocative efficiency from network consolidation: a solution for the health workforce shortage

 

Doctor

Nurse

Dentist

Pharmacist

Thailand

0.50

2.40

0.10

0.20

OECD countries

 Austria

5.16

8.10

0.57

0.69

 Switzerland

4.27

17.60

0.54

0.55

 Germany

4.14

13.30

0.80

0.62

ASEAN countries

 Brunei

1.50

7.80

0.23

0.12

 Singapore

1.90

6.40

0.33

0.39

 Malaysia

1.20

3.30

0.36

0.43

Thailand as %

Doctor (%)

Nurse (%)

Dentist (%)

Pharmacist (%)

OECD countries

 Austria

10

30

18

29

 Switzerland

12

14

19

36

 Germany

12

18

13

32

ASEAN countries

 Brunei

33

31

43

167

 Singapore

26

38

30

51

 Malaysia

42

73

28

47

  1. Source: Health at Glance Thailand 2017. Strategy and Planning Division of Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health
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