Table 2 HRH endowment and evolution in LAC, 1990–2021
Country | Physicians per 1 K inhab. (A) | Nurses and midwives per 1 K inhab. (B) | Physicians-nurses and midwives ratio (C) | Relative change (1990–2021), % | Average annual growth rate (1990–2021), % | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 2015 | 2019 | 2021 | 1990 | 2015 | 2019 | 2021 | 1990 | 2015 | 2019 | 2021 | (A) | (B) | (C) | (A) | (B) | (C) | |
Haiti | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 135.3 | 74.5 | 34.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Bolivia | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 274.0 | 285.4 | -2.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
Guatemala | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 221.4 | 194.0 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Honduras | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 152.9 | 228.1 | -22.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
Peru | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 97.4 | 101.5 | -2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
El Salvador | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 170.3 | 208.7 | -12.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
Brazil | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 178.5 | 163.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
Ecuador | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 91.4 | 177.2 | -31.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
Paraguay | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 113.5 | 112.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Suriname | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 108.8 | 34.3 | 55.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
Colombia | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 110.6 | 107.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Dominican Republic | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 107.4 | 80.0 | 15.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Guyana | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 155.6 | 126.5 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
Nicaragua | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 207.4 | 178.0 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Mexico | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 133.8 | 178.6 | -16.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
Venezuela | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 34.0 | 65.3 | -19.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
Panama | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 125.6 | 119.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
Argentina | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 86.9 | 69.2 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 116.2 | 139.8 | -9.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
Cuba | 3.3 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 207.2 | 232.5 | -7.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
Bahamas | 1.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 176.0 | 195.5 | -6.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 207.1 | 143.6 | 26.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
Barbados | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 109.6 | 93.6 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Saint Lucia | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 231.0 | 167.3 | 23.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
Chile | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 66.2 | 352.0 | -63.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -3.1 |
Grenada | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 215.4 | 116.3 | 45.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Dominica | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 173.4 | 136.0 | 15.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
Jamaica | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 136.5 | 103.2 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Belize | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 294.3 | 210.3 | 27.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
Uruguay | 1.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 197.3 | 181.2 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 115.9 | 109.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
Costa Rica | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 59.2 | 91.2 | -16.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -0.6 |
Latin America and Caribbean | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 144.5 | 142.5 | -2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
Regional gap [((Max/Min)-1)x100] | 1,212.9 | 1,604.5 | 1,612.3 | 1,614.2 | 1,912.1 | 2,244.4 | 2,201.9 | 2,189.1 | 2,034.1 | 1,713.1 | 1,763.4 | 1,776.9 | ||||||