Philippines Health Workforce by Profession and Location, 2010-2018

Cumulative health worker counts from 2010 to June 2018, sourced from the National Database of Human Resources for Health Information System (NDHRHIS). The data covers hospitals and clinical laboratories that self-registered, representing an estimated 60% of licensed private and public facilities. It was published by OCHA Philippines and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographical distribution of health professionals based on the location data.
• Compare the number of health workers between public and private facility ownership types.
• Track changes in the health workforce composition by profession over the 2010-2018 period.
• Identify municipalities potentially lacking government-owned health facilities based on data gaps.

Strengths

• Covers an 8.5-year time range from 2010 to June 2018.
• Represents an estimated 60% of licensed private and public hospitals and laboratories in the Philippines.
• Explicitly notes coverage gaps for municipalities without government facility data.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Data is based on self-registration, which may not capture all facilities.
• The dataset's last update date (2026-06-23) suggests it may be a future date; current freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

National Database of Human Resources for Health Information System (NDHRHIS) of the Department of Health, Philippines.

Collection Method

Self-registration of hospitals and clinical laboratories into the NDHRHIS.

Time Range

2010 to June 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 01:15:59.188121; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Philippines, at the municipality level.