Specialist surgical workforce (per 100,000 population) - Country Ranking - South America
Definition: Specialist surgical workforce is the number of specialist surgical, anaesthetic, and obstetric (SAO) providers who are working in each country per 100,000 population.
Source: Data collected by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (www.lancetglobalsurgery.org); Data collected by WHO Collaborating Centre for Surgery and Public Health at Lund University from various sources including Ministries of Health or equivalent national
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 59.39 | 2014 |
| 2 | Chile | 59.32 | 2012 |
| 3 | Brazil | 55.47 | 2018 |
| 4 | Argentina | 50.05 | 2018 |
| 5 | Peru | 42.88 | 2014 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 38.90 | 2014 |
| 7 | Bolivia | 33.87 | 2012 |
| 8 | Colombia | 22.71 | 2015 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 20.53 | 2018 |
| 10 | Venezuela | 18.13 | 2014 |
| 11 | Guyana | 8.78 | 2014 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
