We certainly wish
there was a flag in
the source data that
indicated that 2004
through 2006 for
Italy were estimates
(hence the three
zeros) while 2007
and 2008 were
counts. Even so, a
10% increase from
2007?!
In our databases we
distinguish whether a
value in unchanged
from a source (if so,
which one) , was
present but adjusted,
was missing or was
in error.
Doctors working in selected countries - recent years
| |
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
Djibouti
|
|
|
|
185
|
140
|
129
|
Ethiopia
|
|
|
1806
|
3749
|
|
|
Eritrea
|
|
|
|
|
|
215
|
Gabon
|
|
|
|
|
|
395
|
Mozambique
|
|
|
|
548
|
|
514
|
Iran
|
|
|
|
|
61870
|
60791
|
Italy
|
|
246834
|
227930
|
215000
|
222000
|
241000
|
Yemen
|
7127
|
6909
|
|
|
|
6739
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
188
|
Guinea
|
|
|
|
|
940
|
987
|
France
|
|
213821
|
227683
|
207277
|
205864
|
203487
|
Senegal
|
|
741
|
|
|
|
594
|
Nepal
|
|
|
|
|
|
5384
|
Brazil
|
1479959
|
338665
|
329041
|
320013
|
310138
|
292014
|
Israel
|
125571
|
25448
|
25314
|
25138
|
25059
|
24872
|
Portugal
|
140095
|
38932
|
37904
|
36924
|
36138
|
35213
|
|
There aren't enough points to know which figure, if either, is accurate for Ethiopia. Likewise, we'd not easily believe Italy could lose 19,000 doctors in one year ; 17,000 the next year and then come roaring back. We'd be equally skeptical of France's count for 2007. The real problems are Brazil, Portugal and Israel.