Abbreviated Name:
Density of recent graduates of registered health profession educational institutions
Indicator Name:
Density of recent graduates of registered health profession educational institutions
Domain:
Health System Response/ Health workforce
Related Terms:
Annual number of graduates of health professions educational institutions per 100 000 by occupation, specialization and gender
Definition:
Number of medical students who have graduated in the health-education sector duly conferred with an academic degree or diploma signifying advancement to a new level of skill, achievement or activity, per 1000 population
Measurment Method:
Ideally assessed through routine administrative records from individual training institutions (both public and private) submitted regularly (e.g. annually) and collated into a centralized HRIS or database maintained by the ministry of health or other mandated agency. In some cases, data may be validated against registries of professional regulatory bodies where certification or licensure is required for practice.
Numerator:
The absolute number of graduates of health professions educational institutions in the past academic year (by level and field of education).
Denominator
Total population
Estimation method:
NA
Disaggregation:
Male and female graduates (Physicians, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and dentists)
Primary data sources:
Administrative records, registries
Alternate data sources:
HRH Observatory, HRH information system
Measurment frequency:
Annual
