25-29  Health 
 
     
Items 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
Medical Personnel in Health Care  
    Doctors 891 921 1009 1024 1105
    Odontologists 84 85 83 82 81
    Nurses 960 980 1010 1063 1134
    Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technical Assistants 235 240 239    
    Health Service Assistants 378 388 412    
Number of Doctors per 1000 Residents ① 2 2.0r 2.1r 2.2 2.1
Health Care Establishments and Beds  
    Hospitals (No.) 2 2 2 2 2
    Beds (No.) ② 925r 951r 960r 984 984
Number of Beds per 1000 Residents 2.1r 2.2r 2.1r 2.1 2.0
           
     
Notes: Excluding dentists.    
           Including beds for general hospitalization, intensive care and newborns.