How many doctors for 1000 person in Indonesia?
There is a lack of doctors in Indonesia. The World Bank reports that there are only 1.3 doctors for every 1,000 people in Indonesia. This is significantly lower than the doctor-to-patient ratio in other countries in the region, such as Thailand (3.8 doctors per 1,000 people) and Malaysia (5.5 doctors per 1,000 people).
The low doctor-to-patient ratio is a major contributor to the poor health outcomes in Indonesia. In a study of …