Gender distribution of physicians worldwide 2000-2018, by region

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
In the African region, female physicians accounted for only 28 percent of all physicians. This was in contrast to the European region where 53 percent of physicians were female. The statistic shows the gender distribution of physicians worldwide from 2000 to 2018, by region.

Gender distribution of physicians worldwide from 2000 to 2018, by region

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Release date

March 2019

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2018

Number of respondents

91 countries

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