Health provider absence rate, 2003

Providers were counted as absent if they could not be found in primary health centers for any reason at the time of a random unannounced spot check (see source forfurther detail).

India40%Indonesia40%Uganda37%Bangladesh35%Peru25%

Source: Chaudhury, Hammer, Kremer, Muralidharan, and Rogers (2006), Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries

Note: Fieldwork was conducted between October 2002 and April 2003.