Table 5 Change in the absolute number of practicing physicians and the number of practicing physicians per populations between 1998 and 2008 relative to population size of 1998
From: Urbanization and physician maldistribution: a longitudinal study in Japan
The change for the absolute number of practicing physicians (A) and the number of practicing physicians per populations (B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population size in 1998 | Both decreased or unchanged | (A) decreased or unchanged and (B) increased | (A) increased and (B) decreased or unchanged | Both increased | Total |
< 100,000 | 28 (36%) | 24 (31%) | 0 (0%) | 26 (33%) | 78 (100%) |
100,000-199,999 | 9 (11%) | 23 (29%) | 1 (1%) | 46 (58%) | 79 (100%) |
200,000-299,999 | 8 (15%) | 7 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 40 (73%) | 55 (100%) |
300,000-399,999 | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 32 (94%) | 34 (100%) |
400,000-499,999 | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 25 (96%) | 26 (100%) |
500,000-999,999 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 50 (96%) | 52 (100%) |
1,000,000≤ | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) |
Total | 47 (14%) | 55 (16%) | 3 (1%) | 243 (70%) | 348 (100%) |