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Headline data

Health worker density and distribution
Year Value
2009 5.4
2016 12.26
2017 12.65
2018 12.21
2019 12.04
2020 12.32

Source: Quantec - COJ Group Strategy Policy Coordination and Relations (GSPCR)

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Number per 100,000

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Johannesburg statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from City of Johannesburg statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other City of Johannesburg-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Health worker density index
Definition and concepts

Medical practitioners, professional nurses and pharmacists per uninsured population were rescaled from 0-100 against thresholds of 30, 100 and 5 per 10 000. The index was calculated as the geometric mean of the 3 scaled scores. Based on SDG indicator 3.c.1 with a modified scaling approach as described by Lozano et al. 2018.
Unit of measure

Number per 100,000
Data sources

District Health Information System (DHIS)
Data providers

Quantec - COJ Group Strategy Policy Coordination and Relations (GSPCR)
Comment and limitations

Public health facilities only
Method of computation

No method of computation available
Comparability/deviation from international standards

Domesticated Indicator
Data last updated May 17, 2023
Metadata last updated Jun 20, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 3.c.1: Health worker density and distribution

Target

Target 3.c: Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
Metadata update

2023-03-31
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization (WHO)
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