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3.4.4 Comparison with selected high-income countries

This study also benchmarked projected nurse density in Malaysia with nurse density of a
few selected high-income countries within the OECD in which, most of the countries that
are members of the OECD are developed countries that have a high-income economy.
Figure 27 demonstrates that Malaysia total nurses’ supplies are far behind even the median
of the selected OECD countries. Denmark and Ireland are among the highest nurse
density amongst selected OECD countries. The simulation result shows that the density of
projected requirement based on needs in Malaysia in 2030 is three-fold lower than Ireland.

The projected supply of nurse’s density in Malaysia is lower than the average actual nurse
density in the selected OECD countries. In 2030, it is projected that Malaysia’s nurse density
is only half of the OECD average in 2014. The nearest high-income country that has
slightly similar nurse density with Malaysia is Singapore. Malaysia nurse density projected
supply will not reach the Malaysia nurse density projected requirement even until 2030.

Figure 27: Nurse Density comparison between actual and projected nurses in Malaysia with
Nurses in Selected OECD and High-Income Countries

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030