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3.1.4 Comparison with selected high-income countries
Comparison between the Malaysian doctor supply projections to other countries’
existing doctors allows decision-makers to gauge the human resource for health
performance in Malaysia. This benchmarking process was conducted by comparing
projected doctor density in Malaysia with doctor density of a few selected high-income
and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Figure 20 demonstrates that the projected supply of doctors in Malaysia is lower than the average
actual doctor density in OECD countries. Among the selected high-income countries, Hong
Kong has the lowest density of doctors, but Malaysia’s doctor’s density is still lower than in Hong
Kong. Malaysia doctor density is projected to reach Hong Kong’s 2016 doctor density by 2019.
SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030
