This statistic displays the average physician-to-population ratio in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013. During this year, there was an average of 268.1 physicians per 100,000 population in Detroit. Boston has one of the overall highest average wait times for a physician appointment. The average cumulative wait time is approximately 18.5 days in 2014, which has decreased since 2004.
Average physician-to-population ratios in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013
(per 100,000 population)
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Merritt Hawkins. (January 31, 2014). Average physician-to-population ratios in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/392015/physician-to-population-ratio-in-select-us-metro-areas/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Merritt Hawkins. "Average physician-to-population ratios in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. January 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/392015/physician-to-population-ratio-in-select-us-metro-areas/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Merritt Hawkins. (2014). Average physician-to-population ratios in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/392015/physician-to-population-ratio-in-select-us-metro-areas/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Merritt Hawkins. "Average Physician-to-population Ratios in Select U.S. Metropolitan Areas as of 2013 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/392015/physician-to-population-ratio-in-select-us-metro-areas/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Merritt Hawkins, Average physician-to-population ratios in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/392015/physician-to-population-ratio-in-select-us-metro-areas/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 16, 2025)
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