The Atlas is open to everyone — members get linked studies, saved bookmarks, and multicentre outcome data.
7 body regions · 36 conditions · surgeon-reviewed
An orthopaedic atlas of body regions and conditions — overview, epidemiology, imaging, classification, management, and outcomes, reviewed by practising surgeons.

The Global Orthopaedic Atlas visualises surgeon density, training programs, and resource availability country by country — turning scattered workforce data into a clear, evidence-led picture of where orthopaedic care is concentrated and where it is missing.

An interactive map of orthopaedic surgeons per 100,000 population across 30+ tracked countries, from Switzerland at 4.2 down to Afghanistan at 0.02.
Every country is classified from High Capacity (>=2.0 per 100k) through Upper-Middle, Lower-Middle, and Critical Shortage (<0.1 per 100k) so gaps are visible at a glance.
Residency sites, fellowships, and regional training hubs — from Mayo Clinic and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital to COSECSA and AIIMS Delhi.

Hard numbers behind the case for investment in orthopaedic capacity, training, and workforce development.

A shared view of where residencies, fellowships, and regional hubs already exist — and where they do not.

Country-level workforce data with transparent sources and a documented, peer-reviewed methodology.
Orthopaedic surgical capacity country by country — surgeon density per 100,000 population, number of training programs, and notable training centers. The first edition tracks 30+ countries ranging from 4.2 surgeons per 100k (Switzerland) down to 0.02 (Afghanistan).
WHO Global Health Workforce Statistics, national medical council registries (GMC, ABOS, and equivalents), published literature indexed in PubMed, Embase and WHO Global Index Medicus, professional society data, and ground-truth verification by the OrthoGlobe collaborative network.
Four bands: High Capacity (>=2.0 surgeons per 100k), Upper-Middle (0.5-2.0), Lower-Middle (0.1-0.5), and Critical Shortage (<0.1). Thresholds are derived from the published distribution and reviewed against SICOT, ISAKOS, and WHO Global Surgery Unit benchmarks.
Browse the full regional map now. Vetted OrthoGlobe members can contribute country-level corrections and help shape which metrics we map next.
Click into any country for surgeon headcount, number of training programs, density metrics, and the collaborative context behind the number.
WHO workforce statistics, national medical council registries, peer-reviewed literature, and OrthoGlobe network ground-truthing — every source documented and versioned.
Built to make the case — high-income countries average 2.8 surgeons per 100k, low-income nations less than 0.1. A 28-fold gap, on a single screen.
Yes. The analytical framework is documented in a full methodology paper covering numerator and denominator definitions, cross-source validation, expert ground-truthing, temporal standardisation, and a quality score for every country entry.
Yes. The Atlas is open-access — built as a shared advocacy and research resource for the global orthopaedic community, not a paywalled product.