Table 4 Health worker earnings as a multiple of GDP per capita
From: Global health worker salary estimates: an econometric analysis of global earnings data
World bank income categories | Health worker cadre | Average earnings index (multiple of GDP per capita) |
|---|---|---|
High-income countries | Physicians | 1.9 |
Nurses and midwives | 1.5 | |
Other health workers | 0.9 | |
Upper-middle-income countries | Physicians | 2.7 |
Nurses and midwives | 2.2 | |
Other health workers | 1.3 | |
Lower-middle-income countries | Physicians | 5.1 |
Nurses and midwives | 4.2 | |
Other health workers | 2.4 | |
Lower-income countries | Physicians | 7.8 |
Nurses and midwives | 6.4 | |
Other health workers | 3.7 | |
Global | Physicians | 4.4 |
Nurses and midwives | 3.6 | |
Other health workers | 2.1 |