HlthRes-DB provides a wide range of statistics on human and technical resources for health and offers data on non-monetary health care resources collected through the joint work of the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and WHO/Europe
Human resources indicators: Indicators include the number and density of a wide range of health personnel (such as physicians, nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists and health care assistants), according to three different concepts (those practising, professionally active and licensed to practice). Information on employment in hospitals and numbers of medical and other graduates is also available. It is currently available in English and Russian.
Technical resources data: Data include the number and density of hospitals and hospital beds, stratified by ownership of facility (public, non-profit-making private and for-profit private), in addition to the number of beds for long-term care.
Information before 2011 is not verified.
The 2022 Revision of UN World Population Prospects was used for estimates.
Professionally active physicians, per 10 000 population Indicator code: prof.phys.rate This indicator shares the definition with the parent indicator "Professionally active physicians, total number". Professionally active physicians include practising physicians and other physicians for whom their medical education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Inclusion - Physicians who provide services directly to patients - Physicians working in administration and management positions requiring a medical education - Physicians conducting research into human disorders and illness and preventive and curative methods - Physicians participating in the development and implementation of health promotion and public health laws and regulations - Physicians preparing scientific papers and reports Exclusion - Dentists and stomatologists/dental surgeons - Physicians who hold a post / job under which medical education is not required - Unemployed physicians and retired physicians - Physician working abroad Note: The number should be at the end of the calendar year.