25-29  Health
Items	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Medical Personnel in Health Care (persons)
Doctors	921	1009	1092r	1105	1235
Odontologists	85	83	82	81	80
Nurses	980	1010	1063	1134	1212
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technical Assistants	289r	276r	302r	315r	365p
Health Service Assistants	502r	551r	574r	655r	676p
Number of Doctors per 1000 Residents ①	2.0	2.1r	2.2	2.1	2.2
Health Care Establishments and Beds
Hospitals (No.)	2	2	2	2	3
Beds (No.) ②	951	960	984	984	980
Number of Beds per 1000 Residents	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	1.9
Notes: ①Excluding dentists.
②Including beds for general hospitalization, intensive care and newborns.