24-29  Health
Items	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Medical Personnel in Health Care (person)
Doctors	1009	1092r	1105	1235	1323
Odontologists	83	82	81	80	80
Nurses	1010	1063	1134	1212	1335
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technical Assistants	276	302	315	365	430
Health Service Assistants	551	574	655	681r	784
Number of Doctors per 1000 population ①	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3
Health Care Establishments and Beds
Hospitals (unit)	2	2	2	3	3
Beds (unit) ②	960	984	984	980	1014
Number of Beds per 1000 population	2.1	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9
Notes: ①Excluding dentists.
②Including beds for general hospitalization, intensive care and newborns.