Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

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Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

[email protected] 2023 Human Resources for Health Collaborators

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Amity University
Department of Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center
Department of Medical-surgical Nursing
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Department of Internal Medicine
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Clinical Research Development Unit
Department of Epidemiology
Alexandria University
College of Pharmacy
Umm AL Qura University
Basic Science Department
University of Hail
Al-Azhar University
Department of Mathematics and Sciences
Ajman University
Tanta University
Community and Maternity Nursing Unit
University of Duhok
Department of Physiotherapy
Bayero University
Federal University Wukari
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
Landmark General Hospital
School of Medicine
Salale University
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of Gondar
Department of Emergency Medicine
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (ZUMS)
School of Pharmacy
Bahir Dar University
Department of Botany
Sree Narayana Guru College Chelannur
Department of Midwifery
Department of Family and Community Health
University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana
School of Population Health
University of New South Wales
Department of Research and Development
Healthy Africans Platform
Benha University
Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Department of Anesthesiology
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Department of Pharmaceutics
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Department
Applied Science Private University
Department of Clinical Sciences
University of Sharjah
Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy
The University of Jordan
Department Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics
Clinical Trials Unit
Hamad Medical Corporation
Department of Restorative Dentistry
Department of Livestock Services (DLS)
Government of Nepal (GoN)
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeswara University
Research Center for Food Hygiene and Safety
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Technical University of Munich
Stanford University
Department of Nursing Science
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
University of Sydney
Centre for Social Research in Health
Department of Ophthalmology
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Department of Immunology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo
Graduate Program Division
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Center for Cardiovascular Risk Research
East Tennessee State University
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc.
Department of Family Medicine
Bowen University
Bowen University Teaching Hospital
Slum and Rural Health Initiative
Slum and Rural Health Initiative Research Academy
Department of Physiotherapy
University of Ibadan
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
University of Missouri
Department of Microbiology
Edo State University Uzairue
Department of Biochemistry
Osun State University

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e604-e629
Journal	The Lancet Public Health
Volume	11
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00145-3
State	Published - Sep 2026

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[email protected] 2023 Human Resources for Health Collaborators (2026). Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet Public Health, 11(9), e604-e629. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00145-3

Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. / [email protected] 2023 Human Resources for Health Collaborators.
In: The Lancet Public Health, Vol. 11, No. 9, 09.2026, p. e604-e629.

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[email protected] 2023 Human Resources for Health Collaborators 2026, 'Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', The Lancet Public Health, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. e604-e629. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00145-3

[email protected] 2023 Human Resources for Health Collaborators. Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet Public Health. 2026 Sep;11(9):e604-e629. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00145-3

[email protected] 2023 Human Resources for Health Collaborators. / Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. In: The Lancet Public Health. 2026 ; Vol. 11, No. 9. pp. e604-e629.

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