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...and Hong Kong has deteriorated from standards it once achieved
Figure VII. Number of doctors per 1,000 population aged ≥65 and 1,000 population with chronic diseases [1]
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13.9
13
+3,361
doctors
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11.7
11 11.4
10
+10,857
9 doctors
8
7
6.8
6
2000 2002 2003 2007 2009 2010 2013 2015 2017 2019
Doctors / 1,000 population aged ≥65 years Doctors / 1,000 population with chronic diseases
Note: [1] Figures in 2007 THS and before refer to respondents who reported diseases that required long-term follow up. Figures in 2009 THS and after refer to persons
reported chronic health conditions as diagnosed by practitioners of Western medicine.
Sources: Census and Statistics Department, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009b, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019b, 2021
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