Less than 40 percent of ministries of health worldwide are led by women, indicating that women are underrepresented in the upper levels of management, leadership and governance in the health workforce. This statistic shows the percentage of World Health Organization Member State ministries of health headed by women in 2018, by region.
Percentage of WHO Member State ministries of health that were headed by women worldwide as of 2018, by region
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WHO. (March 20, 2019). Percentage of WHO Member State ministries of health that were headed by women worldwide as of 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102588/female-ministries-of-health-by-who-member-region/
WHO. "Percentage of WHO Member State ministries of health that were headed by women worldwide as of 2018, by region." Chart. March 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102588/female-ministries-of-health-by-who-member-region/
WHO. (2019). Percentage of WHO Member State ministries of health that were headed by women worldwide as of 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102588/female-ministries-of-health-by-who-member-region/
WHO. "Percentage of Who Member State Ministries of Health That Were Headed by Women Worldwide as of 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102588/female-ministries-of-health-by-who-member-region/
WHO, Percentage of WHO Member State ministries of health that were headed by women worldwide as of 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102588/female-ministries-of-health-by-who-member-region/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of WHO Member State ministries of health that were headed by women worldwide as of 2018, by region [Graph], WHO, March 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102588/female-ministries-of-health-by-who-member-region/
