An analysis of health system resources in relation to pandemic response capacity in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Table 2 Number of provinces underserved by multiple resource items, and their populations

	Total Population (million)	No. of provinces	No. of provinces underserved* for 1, 2, 3 or 4 resource items				% of population living in provinces underserved* for 1, 2, 3, or 4 resource items
			1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
Cambodia	13.4	24	2	4	7	11	9	9	17	65
Lao PDR	5.6	17	0	7	7	3	7	37	45	11
Thailand	63.4	76	19	7	2	0	37	7	3	0
Vietnam	85.4	63	17	8	0	0	27	9	0	0

*Underserved provinces are operationally defined as those with resource densities in the lowest quintile across all provinces.

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