Number of medical doctors. Data by Countries from 1952 to 2023

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| Definition
Includes generalists , specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined, in the given national and/or subnational area. Depending on the nature of the original data source may include practising (active) physicians only or all registered physicians. The ISCO -08 codes included here are 221,2211,2212 The WHO framework for classifying health workers draws on the latest revisions of international classifications , including the International Standard Classification of Occupations ( revision 2008), the International Standard Classification of Education (revision 2011) and the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (revision 4).
Total: 14.9 mln
Countries: 197
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Definition and methodology
Includes generalists , specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined, in the given national and/or subnational area. Depending on the nature of the original data source may include practising (active) physicians only or all registered physicians. The ISCO -08 codes included here are 221,2211,2212 The WHO framework for classifying health workers draws on the latest revisions of international classifications , including the International Standard Classification of Occupations ( revision 2008), the International Standard Classification of Education (revision 2011) and the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (revision 4).