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Published on 31 de agosto de 2026 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2026.07.3223
Gap in child and adolescent psychiatrists in Chile’s public health network: estimate of service supply and requirements for 2025
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Healthcare provision, potential demand, and estimated gap in child and adolescent psychiatry within the public healthcare system.
| Arica y Parinacota | 4 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| Tarapacá | 2 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| Antofagasta | 2 | 30 | 28 | 6 |
| Atacama | 4 | 15 | 11 | 25 |
| Coquimbo | 14 | 37 | 23 | 38 |
| Valparaíso | 20 | 77 | 57 | 26 |
| Metropolitana | 68 | 300 | 232 | 23 |
| O’Higgins | 9 | 42 | 33 | 20 |
| Maule | 11 | 47 | 36 | 24 |
| Ñuble | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50 |
| Biobío | 46 | 69 | 23 | 66 |
| La Araucanía | 26 | 45 | 19 | 58 |
| Los Ríos | 6 | 17 | 11 | 34 |
| Los Lagos | 16 | 38 | 22 | 43 |
| Aysén | 4 | 5 | 1 | 75 |
| Magallanes | 6 | 7 | 1 | 83 |
| National total2 | 245 | 776 | 531 | 32 |
Abbreviations: JCE, full-time equivalent annual care hours.
1 Regional figures are rounded to the nearest JCE. 2 Totals were calculated using unrounded values. 3 One JCE is equivalent to 44 hours per week × 45.86 weeks/year × 80% of care time = 1,614.3 care hours per year.
Data for each region of Chile for the year 2025.
Source: Compiled by the authors based on data from the study.