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From: Estimation of physician supply by specialty and the distribution impact of increasing female physicians in Japan

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Number of physicians and physicians per 1000 population (1996--2006: trends; 2008--2036: estimates). The trends and estimated total number of physicians per 1000 population and actual number of physicians are presented. The number of physicians per 1000 population is estimated to reach 3.0 in 2032 and 3.2 in 2036, which is about a 1.5-fold increase from the 2006 level. The actual number of physicians will continue to increase, reaching 303,800 by 2016, then 348,400 by 2036. The rate of increase will peak between 2014 and 2016 and then will begin to slow down gradually. The increase rate will stay constant through the 2030s to reach a saturated level.

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