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Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2015 by age
Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 27, 2018
This statistic shows the number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the United States from 1975 to 2015. In 2015, there were 29.2 active physicians per 10,000 civilians in the United States.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 27, 2018
This statistic shows the number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the United States from 1975 to 2015. In 2015, there were 29.2 active physicians per 10,000 civilians in the United States.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1975 to 2015
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* Includes active doctors of medicine (MDs) and active doctors of osteopathy (DOs). Starting with 2003 data, federal and nonfederal physicians are included. Data prior to 2003 included nonfederal physicians only.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the trend tables.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1975 to 2015
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* Includes active doctors of medicine (MDs) and active doctors of osteopathy (DOs). Starting with 2003 data, federal and nonfederal physicians are included. Data prior to 2003 included nonfederal physicians only.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the trend tables.
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- Overview
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- Total number of active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*Total active doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Inactive and not classified doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015Inactive doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1985 to 2015, by place of medical education*Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. by place of education 1985-2015
- Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2015 by age
- Physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015 by age
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. in 2019, by specialty areaNumber of active physicians in the U.S. 2019 by specialty area
- U.S. states
The most important statistics
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2019Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2019
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2019Leading U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians 2019
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians as of 2019Leading U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians 2019
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2015
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2015
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- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region as of 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)Mean physician compensation by U.S. region 2018
- Top 10 U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians as of 2019 (in U.S. dollars)Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2019
- Annual compensation earned by male and female U.S. physicians as of 2019 (in U.S. dollars)*Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2019
- Opinion of U.S. physicians about being fairly compensated as of 2019, by specialty*U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2019
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- Number of patients that physicians in the U.S. saw per day from 2012 to 2018Number of patients U.S. physicians saw per day 2012-2018
- Amount of time U.S. primary care physicians spent with each patient as of 2018Time U.S. physicians spent with each patient 2018
- Projected growth in general physicians and adult patient population in the United States from 2010 to 2025Change in general physicians and adult patient populations in the U.S. 2010-2025
- Burn-out
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- Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that have feelings of professional burnout as of 2018Share of U.S. physicians that have feelings of professional burnout 2018
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2019, by gender*Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2019, by gender
- Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2018, by specialtyPercentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2018
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2018*Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2018
- Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialtySeverity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
- Other facts
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- Distribution of medical society memberships among U.S. physicians from 2012 to 2018Share of U.S. physicians with memberships in medical societies 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on morale and state in medical profession from 2012 to 2018Professional morale and state of medicine among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on the future of medical professions from 2012 to 2018Opinion on the future of the medical profession among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions about most satisfying factors in medical practice from 2008 to 2018Views of U.S. physicians on most satisfying factors in medical practice 2008-2018
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- Total number of doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*
- Total number of active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*
- Inactive and not classified doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015
- Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1985 to 2015, by place of medical education*
- Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. in 2019, by specialty area
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2019
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2019
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians as of 2019
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*
- Physician and clinical services expenditure in the United States in selected years from 1960 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Physician and clinical services spending in the United States from 2011 to 2019, by payer
- Consumer price index for physician and dental services in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018
- Mean expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty
- Mean out-of-pocket expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty*
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians as of 2019, by specialty (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*
- Compensation increase in select medical specialties in the U.S. as of 2018*
- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region as of 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Top 10 U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians as of 2019 (in U.S. dollars)
- Annual compensation earned by male and female U.S. physicians as of 2019 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Opinion of U.S. physicians about being fairly compensated as of 2019, by specialty*
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of physicians in the U.S. from 2004/2005 to 2017/2018
- Do you have a general practitioner you always go to when you are sick?
- Statements regarding trustworthiness among U.S. adults after receiving a prescribed drug as of 2017
- Do you feel your general practitioner is always up-to-date with regard to new drugs and current pharmaceutical research?
- Number of patients that physicians in the U.S. saw per day from 2012 to 2018
- Amount of time U.S. primary care physicians spent with each patient as of 2018
- Projected growth in general physicians and adult patient population in the United States from 2010 to 2025
- Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that have feelings of professional burnout as of 2018
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2019, by gender*
- Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2018, by specialty
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2018*
- Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialty
- Characteristics of U.S. physicians in 2018
- Distribution of medical society memberships among U.S. physicians from 2012 to 2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on morale and state in medical profession from 2012 to 2018
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- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions about most satisfying factors in medical practice from 2008 to 2018
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