Table 6 Age distribution of health workers employed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare by occupational category (%), 2021
From: Informing investment in health workforce in Bangladesh: a health labour market analysis
Category | < 25–29 (%) | 30–39 (%) | 40–49 (%) | 50–59 (%) | > 59 (%) | Total (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctors | 15.50 | 41.81 | 21.11 | 12.39 | 9.20 | 26 695 |
Dentists | 18.98 | 42.09 | 21.17 | 12.17 | 5.60 | 822 |
Nurses | 30.85 | 30.60 | 22.95 | 15.58 | 0.02 | 30 375 |
Midwifes | 74.12 | 8.98 | 13.37 | 3.42 | 0.11 | 935 |
Medical Technologists | 4.60 | 32.40 | 31.22 | 31.73 | 0.05 | 3892 |
Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officer | 13.90 | 51.46 | 17.24 | 16.74 | 0.66 | 3661 |
Medical Technologist-Pharmacy | 8.2 | 41.51 | 27.47 | 21.9 | 0.92 | 1744 |