Rehabilitation workforce
Two indicators are featured: Regionwide, the median number of rehabilitation professionals per 10,000 population is 2.87 (mean = 8.6). There is a substantial variation in the rehabilitation workforce density across countries of the Americas, from a low of 0.27 professionals per 10,000 population in Haiti to 43.49 professionals per 10,000 population in Argentina. The English, French, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, specifically the group of PAHO/WHO Member States countries, has the lowest level of rehabilitation personnel density in the range of 0.27 to 5.0 rehabilitation professionals per 10,000 population. The most common available profession is Physiotherapy, followed by Psychology. It should be noted, however, that not all psychologists work in rehabilitation settings or on conditions presented in the rehabilitation need data. Therefore, caution should be exercised when including…