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Figure 3.24 Number of physicians and nurses, 1980–2013

10/01/2015

Over the last three decades, the number of physicians has increased from around 1.2 to 2.1 per thousand population. The drop observed between 2001 and 2002 reflects a more restrictive definition of the competencies and qualifications required for a health worker to be considered a physician.

Source: National Health and Family Planning Commission, China Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook, 2014

Figure 3.24
Over the last three decades, the number of physicians has increased from around 1.2 to 2.1 per thousand population. The drop observed between 2001 and 2002 reflects a more restrictive definition of the competencies and qualifications required for a health worker to be considered a physician.

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