In 2020, there were 50.4 doctors per 10 thousand population in Russia. The density of doctors in the country gradually increased in recent years after a decline in 2015, when the figure fell to 45.9 medical professionals per 10 thousand residents.
How many doctors work in Russia?
The number of doctors in the country grew by more than 60 thousand between 2015 and 2020. In total, approximately 737 thousand physicians were employed in healthcare in Russia during that year. Over 571 thousand medical doctors worked in the public sector, including educational, scientific, cultural, healthcare, and social services organizations, in 2020.
Why is doctors’ density important during COVID-19?
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, countries with a low density of physicians have been suffering from limited healthcare resources and unequal access to medical assistance, as highlighted by the International Labor Organization Department of Statistics (ILOSTAT). Russia is the only non-high-income country among those with the highest doctors’ density worldwide. There were five infectious disease specialists per 100 thousand inhabitants in the country as of April 2020.
Number of doctors per 10,000 population in Russia from 2010 to 2020
* Since 2012, excluding doctoral students, clinical residents, interns, due to methodological changes of the Health Ministry of Russia.
At the end of each year.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (November 30, 2021). Number of doctors per 10,000 population in Russia from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912135/density-of-doctors-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Number of doctors per 10,000 population in Russia from 2010 to 2020." Chart. November 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912135/density-of-doctors-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2021). Number of doctors per 10,000 population in Russia from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912135/density-of-doctors-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Number of Doctors per 10,000 Population in Russia from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912135/density-of-doctors-in-russia/
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