Table 6

Research publications with lead author from LMIC in Index Medicus

Region
Low HDI
Middle HDI
High HDI

Africa
Uganda 69
Namibia 2
Mauritius 2
Central and Eastern Europe
Kazakhstan 0
Lithuania 66
Hungary 950
Asia
Bangladesh 85
Thailand 735
Korea 2882
South America
Nicaragua 3
Ecuador 23
Chile 542

LMIC: low or middle income country, HDI: human development index

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