Definitions

The density of health workers is defined as the number of health workers (medical doctors, nursing and midwifery personnel, dentists and pharmacists) per 10,000 population in Singapore. Data is as of end December each year.

Concepts

Medical doctors include generalists and specialist medical practitioners with full, conditional, temporary (service) registration with the Singapore Medical Council and with valid Practising Certificate.

Nursing personnel include enrolled nurses, registered nurses and midwives who registered with the Singapore Nursing Board.

Dentists include general dental practitioners and dental specialists registered with the Singapore Dental Council.

Pharmacists include registered pharmacists with the Singapore Pharmacy Council.

Computational Method

(Number of the specified health worker) / (Total population) x 10,000

Disaggregation

Disaggregation is available by type of health workers and sex (medical doctors and nursing personnels).

Data Source

Ministry of Health (MOH)

Data Collection

Data for health workers are collected through Singapore Medical Council, Singapore Nursing Board, Singapore Dental Council, Singapore Pharmacy Council.

Population data are collected through Singapore Department of Statistics.

Time Period

2006 onwards

Frequency

Annual

SDG Global Metadata

Link to United Nations SDG global metadata

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