Table 1 Distribution of physicians and consultation frequencies across community types (2760 communities)
Type of communitya | Number/proportion of physicians | Physicians per 10,000 inhabitants | Proportion of consultations | Per capita consultation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban centres | 2703 (41.2%) | 9.3 | 29.7% | 3.04 |
Suburban | 1694 (25.8%) | 7.9 | 28.9% | 2.86 |
High income | 311 (4.7%) | 9.6 | 3.9% | 2.23 |
Periurban | 470 (7.2%) | 7.8 | 10.0% | 2.62 |
Tourist | 235 (3.6%) | 9.6 | 3.6% | 2.98 |
Industrial-tertiary | 655 (9.9%) | 8.0 | 11.1% | 3.18 |
Rural-commuter | 218 (3.3%) | 7.5 | 5.9% | 2.57 |
Agricultural-mixed | 246 (3.8%) | 7.7 | 5.8% | 2.63 |
Agricultural rural | 32 (0.6%) | 8.7 | 1.0% | 2.64 |
Overall | 6564 (100%) | 8.0 | 100% | 2.95 |