From: The distribution and transitions of physicians in Japan: a 1974–2004 retrospective cohort study
1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2004 | ||
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Number of physicians | Total | 125 249 | 178 197 | 227 775 | 270 353 |
Hospitals | 54 005 | 100 018 | 142 309 | 170 386 | |
Clinics | 65 099 | 70 662 | 76 596 | 92 982 | |
Number per 100 000 population | 113 | 148 | 182 | 212 | |
Working at hospitals (%) | 43 | 56 | 62 | 63 | |
Female (%) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | |
Working in rural areas (%) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
Average age (± SD) | Total | 47.6 (14.0) | 46.9 (14.9) | 46.7 (15.4) | 47.8 (15.2) |
Hospital-based physicians | 40.4 (14.5) | 39.4 (12.5) | 40.2 (13.2) | 42.0 (12.6) | |
Office-based physicians | 53.2 (10.4) | 57.0 (11.2) | 58.1 (12.3) | 57.5 (13.8) |