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Item |
1990 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
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Number of Registered
Medical Personnel①(person) |
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Doctors |
6260 |
8976 |
9289 |
9527 |
9818 |
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Dentists |
1532 |
1654 |
1684 |
1724 |
1779 |
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Pharmacists |
694 |
1067 |
1143 |
1212 |
1273 |
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Nurses |
27679 |
36395 |
37880 |
39250 |
38960 |
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Doctors Per Thousand
Population |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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Number of Medical
Institutions and Hospital Beds |
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Medical
Institutions
(number) |
88 |
92 |
96 |
102 |
105 |
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Hospital Beds
(bed) |
25282 |
29955 |
30800 |
32836 |
34286 |
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Beds Per Thousand
Population |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
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Notes:
Figures are as at end of the year. ①Statistics
on the registered medical personnel are maintained by the Medical Council for
doctors, Dental C for nurses
and Pharmacy and Poisons Board for pharmacists. Annual renewal of practising certificate is req.
Figures for doctors/dentists refer to the doctors/dentists with full
registration on both the loca |
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