ADB: Imbalance in Nurse and Midwife Availability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports a global disparity in the availability of nursing and midwifery personnel. The ratio of availability is below the world average.
The global ratio of these medical personnel was 39 per 10,000 people in 2019. This figure is low compared to high-income countries, which have a ratio of 110.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people.
Meanwhile, countries with other economies have ratios below the world average. The ratio of nurses and midwives was recorded at 29.4 per 10,000 people in upper-middle-income countries. In lower-middle- and low-income countries, there were only 22.3 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people.
The ADB also mentions that the Asia and Pacific region itself has 29.9 nurses and midwives per 10,000 of its population. This figure is up from 15.6 per 10,000 people in 2000.
Disparities also exist in the number of medical doctors. High-income countries have approximately three times more doctors than lower-middle- and low-income economies.
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