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Table 2 Comparison of numbers of graduates and medical student quota six years earlier

From: The current shortage and future surplus of doctors: a projection of the future growth of the Japanese medical workforce

Year

Student quota 6 years earlier

Number of Graduates

Graduation Rate

2000

7625

7432

97.47%

2001

7625

7552

99.04%

2002

7625

7831

102.70%

2003

7625

7709

101.10%

2004

7625

7620

99.93%

2005

7625

7545

98.95%

2006

7625

7689

100.84%

2007

7625

7716

101.19%

2008

7625

7519

98.61%

2009

7625

7629

100.05%

sum

76250

76242

99.99%