This statistic shows the projected physician deficit in the U.S. from 2017 to 2030. It is estimated that in 2020 there will be a deficit of 65,500 physicians in the U.S., and that this number will rise to around 121,300 by 2030.
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 18, 2018). Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/614091/us-physican-deficit-projections/
The Physicians Foundation. "Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030." Chart. September 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614091/us-physican-deficit-projections/
The Physicians Foundation. (2018). Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614091/us-physican-deficit-projections/
The Physicians Foundation. "Deficit in U.S. Number of Physicians from 2017 to 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614091/us-physican-deficit-projections/
The Physicians Foundation, Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614091/us-physican-deficit-projections/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/614091/us-physican-deficit-projections/