Professions

Public sector

Private hospitals and clinicsc

Total

Hospitalsa

Health centresa

Subtotal

Per 1000

populationb

Total

number

Per 1000 populationb

Medical doctors/physicians

20,530

1851

22,381

2.0

10,875d

33,256

3.0

Nursing and midwifery professionals

17,709

748

18,457

1.7

8332

26,789

2.4

Other health professionals

2470

612

3082

0.3

1778

4860

0.4

Total health professionals

40,709

3211

43,920

4.0

20,985

64,905

5.9

Medical and pharmaceutical technicians

3233

465

3698

0.3

0

3698

0.3

Nursing & midwifery associate professionals

16,382

476

16,858

1.5

0

16,858

1.5

Other health associate professionals

4662

308

4970

0.5

0

4970

0.5

Total health associate professionals

24,277

1249

25,526

2.3

0

25,526

2.3

Personal care workers

1347

177

1524

0.1

0

1524

0.1

Administrative

8018

455

8473

0.8

2880

11,353

1.0

Technical & other

8115

118

8233

0.7

2810

11,043

1.0

Health management and support personnel

16,133

573

16,706

1.5

5690

22,396

2.0

Health services providers not elsewhere classified

45

0

45

0.0

0

45

0.0

Total

82,511

5210

87,721

8.0

26,675

114,396

10.4