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Deira vs. Umm Suqeim

Matched Workforce Records · Dubai

Zavis has matched 3,407 licensed professionals at 223 facilities to Deira, and 2,609 at 183 facilities to Umm Suqeim, by facility address. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so the two figures show what was matched, not which area has the larger workforce. Data sourced from the DHA Sheryan Medical Professional Registry.

3,407

Matched to Deira

2,609

Matched to Umm Suqeim

223

Deira matched facilities

183

Umm Suqeim matched facilities

Matched Records Side by Side

FigureDeiraUmm Suqeim
Matched professionals3,4072,609
Matched facilities223183
Full-time licence (FTL) share of matched100%100%

Matched Professionals by Category

Deira

Physicians & Doctors654
Dentists208
Nurses & Midwives1,629
Allied Health Professionals916

Umm Suqeim

Physicians & Doctors700
Dentists243
Nurses & Midwives860
Allied Health Professionals806

Most Common Specialties Among the Matched Records

Deira

Registered Nurse1,345
Pharmacist309
Assistant Nurse274
General Practitioner167
General Dentist151
Physiotherapist82
Optometrist73
Medical Laboratory Technologist64

Umm Suqeim

Registered Nurse737
General Practitioner177
General Dentist160
Aesthetician & Beauty Therapist132
Assistant Nurse120
Physiotherapist116
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery105
Pharmacist91

Largest Matched Facilities

Source: Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Sheryan Medical Professional Registry. Data scraped 2026-04-03. This page is for informational purposes only.