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).
1954 - Last available year | All world
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Last year | All world | By country | -
Last year | All world | By country | -
Last year | All world | By country | -
Last year | All world | By country | -
Last year | All world | By country | -
1954 - Last available year | All world | By country
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).