World directory of healthsites
Introduction[edit | edit source]
While there are many country wide directories for healthcare facilities such as hospitals, and healthcare providers, there is no single website that offers a directory of healthcare facilities of the world.
World directory of healthsites[edit | edit source]
In a world where access to healthcare information is vital, WikiMD serves as a beacon of knowledge, providing valuable insights into a diverse range of medical facilities and specialized healthcare services. We are your one-stop destination for all things related to healthcare facilities and specialties, making it easier for you to find the care you need when you need it.
Breaking Down Barriers:[edit | edit source]
While there are numerous country-wide directories for healthcare facilities, hospitals, and healthcare providers, there has been a noticeable absence of a single platform that offers a global directory of healthcare facilities. Wikimd.com aims to bridge this gap by providing a centralized, user-friendly platform where you can access information about healthcare facilities and specialties worldwide.
The global healthcare landscape is vast and diverse, encompassing a wide range of facilities and professionals. This article provides an overview of the number of healthcare facilities and medical professionals worldwide, based on data from 2020 and 2021.
Global Healthcare Workforce - statistics[edit | edit source]
In 2020, the global health workforce included a significant number of professionals:
- 12.7 million medical doctors, integral to healthcare delivery around the world.
- A substantial number of nurses, amounting to 29.1 million.
- Approximately 3.7 million pharmacists.
- Around 2.5 million dentists.
- 2.2 million midwives playing a crucial role in maternal and newborn health.
- Other healthcare occupations totaled 14.9 million.
Doctor-to-Population Ratios[edit | edit source]
- The average number of doctors per 1,000 people globally was 3.56 in 2020.
- The highest ratio was found in Austria at 5.35 doctors per 1,000 people.
- The lowest ratio was in Brazil with 2.05 doctors per 1,000 people.
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Primary care[edit source]
Medical specialists[edit source]
Surgeons[edit source]
Dentists[edit source]
Allied providers[edit source]
- Clinical psychologists
- Clinical social workers
- Nurse practitioners
- Occupational therapists
- Optometrists
- Physical therapists more...
By location (US)[edit source]
Shortage of Healthcare Professionals[edit | edit source]
- The WHO estimates a global shortage of 4.3 million physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, highlighting a critical need for more healthcare workers.
Global Healthcare Facilities[edit | edit source]
As of 2021, the total number of hospitals worldwide was approximately 165,000.
- Asia had the most hospitals, with over 100,000.
- Europe had over 30,000 hospitals.
- North America accounted for over 7,000 hospitals.
Specific Regional Statistics[edit | edit source]
- Public health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: 98,745.
- Hospitals in Japan: 8,238 in 2020.
- Hospitals in Korea: 4,106 in 2020.
United States Healthcare Facilities[edit | edit source]
The United States has a diverse array of healthcare facilities:
- Acute Care Hospitals: 4,749.
- Urgent Care Clinics: 10,200 as of 2023.
- Outpatient Clinics: 48,000.
- Magnet Facilities: 604 as of October 2023, known for nursing excellence.
Key Specialties Covered:[edit | edit source]
Our directory encompasses a wide range of healthcare specialties to ensure that you can find the care you need. Some of the key specialties covered include:
- dispensaries
- optometrists
- weight loss centers
- audiologists
- bariatric centers
- blood banks
- chiropractic clinics
- clinics
- community centers
- counselling centers
- counselors
- covid19 centers
- cryotherapy centers
- dentists
- dermatologists
- dialysis centers
- doctors
- family medicine clinics
- fertility centers
- general doctors
- gynaecologists
- home care centers
- hospice care centers
- hospitals
- laboratories
- maxillofacial surgery centers
- naturopathy centers
- neurology centers
- nursing homes
- occupational therapists
- oncology centers
- ophthalmology centers
- optometrists
- orthodontics centers
- orthopaedics centers
- paediatrics centers
- pharmacies
- physiotherapists
- physiotherapy centers
- plastic surgery centers
- podiatrists
- primary care clinics
- psychiatrists
- psychotherapists
- radiology centers
- radiotherapy centers
- rehabilitation centers
- research institutes
- speech therapists
- surgery centers
- urgent care centers
- acupuncture centers
- alternative medicine clinics
List of hospitals[edit | edit source]
List of clinics[edit | edit source]
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Healthsites[edit | edit source]
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Healthsites by city[edit | edit source]
- Tokyo, Japan
- Delhi, India
- Shanghai, China
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Cairo, Egypt
- Beijing, China
- Mumbai, India
- Osaka, Japan
- Chongqing, China
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Kolkata, India
- Manila, Philippines
- Guangzhou, China
- Tianjin, China
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Bangalore, India
- Shenzhen, China
- Moscow, Russia
- Chennai, India
- Bogota, Colombia
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Paris, France
- Lima, Peru
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Hyderabad, India
- Seoul, South Korea
- Nanjing, China
- Chengdu, China
- London, United Kingdom
- Nagoya, Japan
- Tehran, Iran
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Luanda, Angola
- Xi An Shaanxi, China
- Wuhan, China
- Ahmedabad, India
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Hangzhou, China
- Suzhou, China
- Surat, India
- New York City, United States
- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Shenyang, China
- Foshan, China
- Dongguan, China
- Pune, India
- Santiago, Chile
- Haerbin, China
- Madrid, Spain
- Toronto, Canada
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Singapore, Singapore
- Dalian, China
- Qingdao, China
- Zhengzhou, China
- Ji Nan Shandong, China
- Barcelona, Spain
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Yangon, Myanmar
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Ankara, Turkey
- Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Melbourne, Australia
- Sydney, Australia
- Monterrey, Mexico
- Changsha, China
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Brasilia, Brazil
- Urumqi, China
- Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
- Kunming, China
- Changchun, China
- Hefei, China
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Shantou, China
- Ningbo, China
- Yaounde, Cameroon
- New Taipei, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Shijiazhuang, China
- Kano, Nigeria
- Rome, Italy
- Montreal, Canada
- Recife, Brazil
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Jaipur, India
- Fortaleza, Brazil
- Nanning, China
- Taiyuan Shanxi, China
- Ekurhuleni, South Africa
- Medellin, Colombia
- Kozhikode, India
- Douala, Cameroon
- Malappuram, India
- Changzhou, China
- Salvador, Brazil
- Lucknow, India
- Xiamen, China
- Fuzhou Fujian, China
- Nanchang, China
- Wenzhou, China
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Ibadan, Nigeria
- Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Kampala, Uganda
- Abuja, Nigeria
- Tangshan Hebei, China
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Los Angeles, United States
- Kumasi, Ghana
- Bekasi, Indonesia
- Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Guiyang, China
- Berlin, Germany
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Asuncion, Paraguay
- Thrissur, India
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Busan, South Korea
- Wuxi, China
- Dakar, Senegal
- Campinas, Brazil
- Kochi, India
- Mashhad, Iran
- Puebla, Mexico
- Indore, India
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Lanzhou, China
- Sanaa, Yemen
- Kanpur, India
- Durban, South Africa
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Lusaka, Zambia
- Pyongyang, North Korea
- Milan, Italy
- Athens, Greece
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Izmir, Turkey
- Nagpur, India
- Surabaya, Indonesia
- Depok, Indonesia
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Zhongshan, China
- Coimbatore, India
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Handan, China
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Port Au Prince, Haiti
- Huaian, China
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Shizuoka, Japan
- Bamako, Mali
- Weifang, China
- Algiers, Algeria
- Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo
- Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Cali, Colombia
- Incheon, South Korea
- Goiania, Brazil
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Lubumbashi, DR Congo
- Shaoxing, China
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Zibo, China
- Yantai, China
- Huizhou, China
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Bandung, Indonesia
- Sapporo, Japan
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Accra, Ghana
- Vancouver, Canada
- Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- Toluca De Lerdo, Mexico
- Mogadishu, Somalia
- Chicago, United States
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Luoyang, China
- Damascus, Syria
- Patna, India
- Bhopal, India
- Tangerang, Indonesia
- Brisbane, Australia
- Nantong, China
- Tunis, Tunisia
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Medan, Indonesia
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Gujranwala, Pakistan
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Belem, Brazil
- Hohhot, China
- Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Manaus, Brazil
- Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Agra, India
- Barranquilla, Colombia
- Kannur, India
- Liuzhou, China
- Sendai, Japan
- Baotou, China
- Visakhapatnam, India
- Vadodara, India
- Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Xuzhou, China
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Houston, United States
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Esfahan, Iran
- Nashik, India
- Amman, Jordan
- Vijayawada, India
- Aleppo, Syria
- Daegu, South Korea
- Naples, Italy
- Putian, China
- Grande Vitoria, Brazil
- Multan, Pakistan
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Havana, Cuba
- Yangzhou, China
- Wuhu Anhui, China
- Brussels, Belgium
- Perth, Australia
- Conakry, Guinea
- Baoding, China
- Kollam, India
- Taizhou Zhejiang, China
- Bursa, Turkey
- Linyi Shandong, China
- Hiroshima, Japan
- More ...
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