As of October 31, 2021, the number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines totaled approximately 188.22 thousand. Accounting for nearly half of the total number of workers were nurses, with a total of about 88.52 thousand. Meanwhile, there were 41.5 thousand midwives and roughly 28.82 thousand physicians in the country as of this date.
Number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines in 2021, by profession
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Statistics on Healthcare industry in the Philippines
Overview
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Mortality overview
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Health expenditures
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Health facilities
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- Premium Statistic Number of level 3 hospitals Philippines 2022, by region
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Medical professionals
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- Premium Statistic Number of doctors per 20,000 population Philippines 2021, by region
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- Premium Statistic Number of midwives per 5,000 people Philippines 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of barangay health workers per 20 households Philippines 2021, by region
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- Premium Statistic Number of nutritionists per 20,000 population Philippines 2021, by region
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DOH (Philippines). (October 31, 2021). Number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines in 2021, by profession [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281314/philippines-number-of-health-care-workers-by-profession/
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DOH (Philippines). (2021). Number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines in 2021, by profession. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281314/philippines-number-of-health-care-workers-by-profession/
DOH (Philippines). "Number of Healthcare Professionals in The Philippines in 2021, by Profession." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281314/philippines-number-of-health-care-workers-by-profession/
DOH (Philippines), Number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines in 2021, by profession Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281314/philippines-number-of-health-care-workers-by-profession/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines in 2021, by profession [Graph], DOH (Philippines), October 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281314/philippines-number-of-health-care-workers-by-profession/