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China: Physicians

3.11per 1,000 people · 2022+99.2% since 2012

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners. Annual figures for China from 1965 to 2022.

19762022

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 people)Note
20223.112
20212.517
20202.385
20192.255
20182.122
20172.003
20161.888
20151.797
20141.711
20131.658
20121.562
20111.485
20101.46
20091.419
20081.343
20071.294
20061.273
20051.239
20041.215
20031.185
20021.137
20011.28
20001.263
19991.239
19981.21
19971.213
19961.199
19951.192
19901.13
19891.54
19881.47
19871.37
19861.35
19841.33
19831.32
19821.3
19811.25
19791.12
19771.03
19761
19750.96
19740.92
19730.89
19720.86
19710.85
19700.86
19690.88
19680.91
19670.94
19660.96
19651.07

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Physicians. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-physicians (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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