24-29  Health
Items	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Medical Personnel in Health Care (person)
Doctors	1092r	1105	1235	1323	1373
Odontologists	82	81	80	80	78
Nurses	1063	1134	1212	1335	1415
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technical Assistants	302	315	365	430	449
Health Service Assistants	574	655	681	784	857
Number of Doctors per 1000 population ①	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3
Health Care Establishments and Beds
Hospitals (unit)	2	2	3	3	3
Beds (unit) ②	984	984	980	1014	1030
Number of Beds per 1000 population	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9
Notes: ①Excluding dentists.
②Including beds for general hospitalization, intensive care and newborns.