Metadata Sub-indicator 3.c.1.1. Número de médicos por cada 10.000 habitantes

Goal

Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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.

Indicator

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

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 3.c.1.1. Número de médicos por cada 10.000 habitantes

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
Definition

Number of persons registered in medicine in relation to the number of inhabitants

Calculation method

\[ TPSC_{\text {medicina }}^{t}=\frac{PSC_{\text {medicina}}^{t}}{P^{t+1}} \cdot 10.000 \]Where: \( PSC_{\text {medicina }}^t\)is the medical healthcare staff at 31 December of the year t and \( P^{t+1} \)is the population at 1 January of the year t+1.

Unit of measure

Persons

Periodicity

Annual

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

Yes

Statistical operation

Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) (ISO code: 30308)

Date of the last metadata update

29/10/2024

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

WHO

Observations