This statistic shows the number of physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018, per 100,000 population. In 1978, there were 147 physicians per 100,000 population and the number increased to 241 per 100,000 population in 2018.
Density of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018
(per 100,000 population)
Note 1: Includes active physicians in clinical and non-clinical practice (for example, research and academia) who have an MD degree and a valid mailing address. Note 2: Excludes residents, physicians in the military as well as semi-retired and retired physicians. Note 3: Excludes non-registered physicians who requested that their information not be published as of December 31 of the reference year (see Methodological Notes for details). Note 4: For those physicians for whom date of birth was not available, ages were calculated using year of MD graduation, with age at MD graduation equal to 25 years.
Note 5 : Average Age calculations exclude physicians where age is unknown and where age is less than 20 or more than 90.
Note 6 : Specialist physicians include certificants of the Royal College and/or the CMQ. All other physicians are counted under family medicine, including certificants of the CFPC, unless noted otherwise.
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CIHI. (September 25, 2019). Density of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/496704/density-of-physicians-total-in-canada/
CIHI. "Density of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/496704/density-of-physicians-total-in-canada/
CIHI. (2019). Density of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/496704/density-of-physicians-total-in-canada/
CIHI. "Density of Total Physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/496704/density-of-physicians-total-in-canada/
CIHI, Density of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2018 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/496704/density-of-physicians-total-in-canada/ (last visited August 09, 2020)
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