The lack of medical services in West Africa represents a serious issue in sanitary emergency. As of April 2020, different West African countries counted less than a doctor every 10,000 inhabitants. Especially, Sierra Leone had three physicians per 100,000 individuals, the lowest density of medical doctors in West Africa. Moreover, Burkina Faso was estimated to have only 11 ventilators in the whole country for a population of almost 20 million people.
The average number of doctors across the OECD countries in 2019 equaled to 35 per 10,000 inhabitants. The member countries of OECD are mostly high-income countries, whereas Nigeria is an emerging economy and it belongs to countries with lower middle-incomes.
Density of medical doctors in West Africa in 2020, by country
(per 10,000 inhabitants)
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OECD. (May 11, 2020). Density of medical doctors in West Africa in 2020, by country (per 10,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122671/density-of-medical-doctors-in-west-africa-by-country/
OECD. "Density of medical doctors in West Africa in 2020, by country (per 10,000 inhabitants)." Chart. May 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122671/density-of-medical-doctors-in-west-africa-by-country/
OECD. (2020). Density of medical doctors in West Africa in 2020, by country (per 10,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122671/density-of-medical-doctors-in-west-africa-by-country/
OECD. "Density of Medical Doctors in West Africa in 2020, by Country (per 10,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122671/density-of-medical-doctors-in-west-africa-by-country/
OECD, Density of medical doctors in West Africa in 2020, by country (per 10,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122671/density-of-medical-doctors-in-west-africa-by-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Density of medical doctors in West Africa in 2020, by country (per 10,000 inhabitants) [Graph], OECD, May 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122671/density-of-medical-doctors-in-west-africa-by-country/