This statistic shows the total number of physicians in Canada as of January 2018, by country of MD graduation. The data is based on the Canadian Medical Association masterfile. There were 62,765 physicians who had graduated in Canada itself and 801 physicians who graduated in the United States.
Total number of physicians in Canada as of 2018, by country of MD graduation*
* Excludes medical residents and physicians over age 80.
Includes non-clinicians and physician who work primarily in administrative positions, who maintain a licensed to practice.
Inlcude part-time and semi-retired physicians.
** Includes graduates from Puerto Rico.
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Canadian Medical Association. (January 1, 2018). Total number of physicians in Canada as of 2018, by country of MD graduation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858599/physicians-number-in-canada-by-country-of-graduation/
Canadian Medical Association. "Total number of physicians in Canada as of 2018, by country of MD graduation*." Chart. January 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858599/physicians-number-in-canada-by-country-of-graduation/
Canadian Medical Association. (2018). Total number of physicians in Canada as of 2018, by country of MD graduation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858599/physicians-number-in-canada-by-country-of-graduation/
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Total number of physicians in Canada as of 2018, by country of MD graduation* [Graph], Canadian Medical Association, January 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/858599/physicians-number-in-canada-by-country-of-graduation/