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Hong Kong trails behind other developed jurisdictions in the number of doctors
per 1,000 population...

Figure VI.

Number of doctors per 1,000 population Number of doctors Hong Kong needs to catch up

(2020 or latest available data*) [1]

4.3 +16,949

3.5 +10,776

3.0 +6,773

2.6 +4,229

2.5 +3,433

2.0

Notes: *Germany (2018), UK (2019), US (2018), OECD average (2017-2019), Singapore (2019)
[1] Doctors in Germany, the UK and the US are based on the OECD definition of practising physicians, including interns and residents. This is likely an underestimate
due to number of categories of doctors excluded such as physicians in research posts without direct patient contact, doctors licenced to practise but are
economically inactive, and physicians working abroad. Doctors in Hong Kong include physicians with Full Registration on the Resident List and Non-resident List.
Singapore doctors include physicians not in active practice and physicians working abroad.
Sources: OECD, 2021; Department of Statistics Singapore, 2021; Census and Statistics Department, 2021; Food and Health Bureau, 2021; Department of Statistics
Singapore, 2021a, 2021b

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