Uses of population census data for monitoring geographical imbalance in the health workforce: snapshots from three developing countries

Table 3 Summary measures of inequality in the spatial distribution of health workers, according to occupation

	Kenya	Mexico	Viet Nam
Gini coefficient:
Total health workers	0.287	0.155	0.150
Health professionals	0.497	0.173	0.259
Nursing and midwifery personnel	0.277	0.154	0.220
Other health associate professionals	0.263	0.255	0.156
Level of geographical disaggregation:
Administrative level	Province	State	Region
Number of units	8*	32	8

Source: IPUMS census microdata samples * Note: Kenya was divided into 9 provinces at the time of the 1989 census; North and South Rift Valley provinces were combined to represent the country's current situation.