In 2020, Peru had a total of 90,094 active physicians, up from 86,252 doctors registered a year earlier. Overall, the number of practicing doctors has been increasing since 2010, when more than 48 thousand physicians registered in the South American country. In 2018, the region that reported the largest number of medical doctors in the country was Lima, with 45,235 practicing physicians.
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INEI (Peru). (June 17, 2022). Number of practicing doctors in Peru from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/820614/number-practicing-doctors-peru/
INEI (Peru). "Number of practicing doctors in Peru from 2010 to 2020." Chart. June 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820614/number-practicing-doctors-peru/
INEI (Peru). (2022). Number of practicing doctors in Peru from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820614/number-practicing-doctors-peru/
INEI (Peru). "Number of Practicing Doctors in Peru from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820614/number-practicing-doctors-peru/
INEI (Peru), Number of practicing doctors in Peru from 2010 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820614/number-practicing-doctors-peru/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of practicing doctors in Peru from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], INEI (Peru), June 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/820614/number-practicing-doctors-peru/
