| |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
|
Djibouti |
|
|
|
185 |
140 |
129 |
|
Ethiopia |
|
|
1806 |
3749 |
|
|
|
Eritrea |
|
|
|
|
|
215 |
|
Gabon |
|
|
|
|
|
395 |
|
Mozambique |
|
|
|
548 |
|
514 |
|
Iran |
|
|
|
|
61870 |
60791 |
|
Italy |
|
246834 |
227930 |
215000 |
222000 |
241000 |
|
Yemen |
7127 |
6909 |
|
|
|
6739 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
|
78 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
Guinea |
|
|
|
|
940 |
987 |
|
France |
|
213821 |
227683 |
207277 |
205864 |
203487 |
|
Senegal |
|
741 |
|
|
|
594 |
|
Nepal |
|
|
|
|
|
5384 |
|
Brazil |
1479959 |
338665 |
329041 |
320013 |
310138 |
292014 |
|
Israel |
125571 |
25448 |
25314 |
25138 |
25059 |
24872 |
|
Portugal |
140095 |
38932 |
37904 |
36924 |
36138 |
35213 |
|
We use covariance and correlation calculations to look at a country across time. There aren't enough points to know which figure, if either, is accurate for Ethiopia. Likewise, we'd not easily believe Italy could lose 19,000 doctors in one year ; 17,000 the next year and then come roaring back.
We'd be equally skeptical of France's count for 2007. The real problems are Brazil, Portugal and Israel.
We certainly wish there was a flag that indicated that 2004 through 2006 for Italy were estimates (hence the three zeros) while 2007 and 2008 were counts. Even so, a 10% increase from 2007?!