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World Anaesthesiology Workforce Map

Welcome to the WFSA Workforce Map, an ongoing open source project to map the global anaesthesia workforce.

20+

15 – <20

10 – <15

6 – <10

3 – <6

1 – <3

0 – <1

Density of Physician Anaesthesia Providers per 100,000 population

20+

15 – <20

10 – <15

6 – <10

3 – <6

1 – <3

0 – <1

Density of Physician Anaesthesia Providers per 100,000 population

Using the Map:

The workforce map data can be accessed either by clicking a country from the list to the left (on large screens) of the map, or by clicking a country on the map itself. This will open an ‘overlay’ for the selected country, displaying the workforce data details and statistics. Use the (X) button top-right, to close the overlay.

Those using a cursor/pointer device can ‘hover’ over any country on the map to reveal the Density of Physician Anaesthesia Providers (PAP) number.

WorldMapper have recreated the Workforce Map to show country size size depending on the number of PAPs. View the WorldMapper Global Anaesthesia Workforce Map

If you have any queries about the map please contact advocacy@wfsahq.org

Workforce Map Data

Unless otherwise indicated data concerning anaesthesia providers has been collected by a WFSA survey 2015-16 and has been checked for veracity.

We are currently collecting 2021 data to update the map.

Use of this data is encouraged as long as reference to this webpage and to the source of the data is given. Data concerning numbers of physicians and surgeons has been collated from a variety of sources including the WHO, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and COSECSA.

“The WFSA Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey”, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, provides additional information about the global anaesthesia workforce and how the WFSA gathered data for the map.

Note: Please be aware that where data / numbers of physician anaesthesia providers are given as “0” this can mean “zero” or that no data is available.

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