In 2022, there were almost 135,300 specialist medical practitioners in Spain. There has been a great increase since 2013, with figures reflecting the biggest expansion (of 5,519 medical practitioners) from 2020 to 2021.
Number of specialist medical practitioners in Spain from 2013 to 2022
These data were obtained from Eurostat Database: "Physicians by category", online data code hlth_rs_physcat. Healthcare resources' statistics describe the process of providing healthcare services in countries by referring to the participating institutions. Three different concepts are used to present the number of health care professionals: - 'practising', i.e. health care professionals providing services directly to patients; - 'professionally active', i.e. 'practising' health care professionals plus health care professionals for whom their medical education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job; - 'licensed to practice', i.e. health care professionals who are registered and entitled to practice as health care professionals.
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Eurostat. (August 5, 2024). Number of specialist medical practitioners in Spain from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/716953/specialist-medical-practitioners-spain/
Eurostat. "Number of specialist medical practitioners in Spain from 2013 to 2022." Chart. August 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716953/specialist-medical-practitioners-spain/
Eurostat. (2024). Number of specialist medical practitioners in Spain from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716953/specialist-medical-practitioners-spain/
Eurostat. "Number of Specialist Medical Practitioners in Spain from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716953/specialist-medical-practitioners-spain/
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Number of specialist medical practitioners in Spain from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Eurostat, August 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716953/specialist-medical-practitioners-spain/
