This map comes from the Doctors of the World organization, which is a non-governmental humanitarian aid organization. The map shows the countries of the world represented by the ratio of doctors to inhabitants. Generally speaking, the Western countries have ratios around 300 inhabitants to every doctor. However, around Southeast Asia and Latin America, this ratio increases to about 900 inhabitants for every doctor. The reason I chose to include this map was that it showed certain, most likely poverty stricken, areas of Africa which have ratios that reached up to 50,000 inhabitants for every doctor! This map emphasizes the disparity in living standards that people enjoy all around the world. Health is an important issue for everyone and it is frightening to see such astounding data.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
How Easy is it to Find a Doctor?
This map comes from the Doctors of the World organization, which is a non-governmental humanitarian aid organization. The map shows the countries of the world represented by the ratio of doctors to inhabitants. Generally speaking, the Western countries have ratios around 300 inhabitants to every doctor. However, around Southeast Asia and Latin America, this ratio increases to about 900 inhabitants for every doctor. The reason I chose to include this map was that it showed certain, most likely poverty stricken, areas of Africa which have ratios that reached up to 50,000 inhabitants for every doctor! This map emphasizes the disparity in living standards that people enjoy all around the world. Health is an important issue for everyone and it is frightening to see such astounding data.
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