Global Count of Medical Assistants by Country

A dataset from the World Health Organization (WHO) containing counts of medical assistants across countries. It provides a snapshot of the global health workforce distribution for this specific occupation. The data is part of the WHO's Global Health Observatory repository.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between medical_assistant_count and national health expenditure per capita.
• Model the distribution of health_workforce_density using country and region fields.
• Compare medical_assistant numbers against other health_worker categories like physicians or nurses.
• Track changes in medical_assistant supply over time using year and country fields.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative World Health Organization (WHO).
• Covers a global scope, likely including many member states.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and time range are unknown.
• Data may be aggregated at the country level, lacking sub-national granularity.
• Update frequency and data collection methodology are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO)

Geography

Global, likely by country