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Table
IV.9.
Year Population 1975 1980 1985 1990 Population 1975 1980 1985 1990 Population 1975 1980 1985 1990 Population 1975 1980 1985 1990 Population 1975 1980 1985 1990
Aslan
Phils. per
Indonesia
Population Japan
per
Malaysia
Hea_un_npower
Singapore
Thailand
physician
3,184 3,005 2,794 2,380 per
15,763 11,322 8,221 7,028
per
138,300 87,091 38,565 31,769
1,418 1,215 988 761
8,272 6,772 5,977 4,356
2,560 2,179 1,859 1,672
27,483 19,971 15,082 11,684
5,489 4,948 4,305 3,512
63,497 39,778 35,631 31,071
13,241 7,247 5,355 6,320
309 240 196 166
897 746 737
399 318 310 284
2,180 2,516 1,337 930
4,173 4,515 4,960 5,482
3,159 2,759 2,363 3,202
2,473 3,081 4,000 5,156
6,53_ 5,364 6,700 4,820
46,124 28,279 18,624 13,861
7,986 6,522 5,963 4,612
21,641 17,547 15,314 14,324
midwife
913 879 834 799
per
4,316 3,577 3,179 2,524
nurse
1,106 824 745 1,021 per
842 748 649 583
dentist
5,007 4,511 4,004 3,502
.
Comparison:
12,174 8,888 3,181 10,657
pharmacist
2,665 2,989 3,304 3,617
70,655 48,589 38,285 33,468
1,183 1,006 909 826
Sources of Basic Datat Philippine Data: Computed health manpqwer stock under assumption and NSCB Statistical Yearbook Other Asian Data: SEAMIC Statistical Yearbook, 1990
medium
.advantages arcrelatively loss. FiguresIV.3and IV.4show thatthenumber ofhealth personnel has closenegative relationship withthebirth rates anddeathrates ofthecountry (except formidwives). Figure IV.5 showsthenegative association ofthenumberofhealth personnel withthelife expectancy ago. The results reveal thatPhilippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia gcncraUyhave comparable trends inhealth personnel and health conditions whileSingapore and hpan havea similar pattern. Economic considerations determine thedensity ofhealth personnel in these c0ufltrics.