This dataset provides data on the number of physicians by three main categories and eight sub-categories, which are defined as follows:
Generalist medical practitioners (ISCO-08 code: 2211)
- General practitioners
- Other generalist (non-specialist) medical practitioners
Specialist medical practitioners (ISCO-08 code: 2212)
- General paediatricians
- Obstetricians and gynaecologists
- Psychiatrists
- Medical group of specialists
- Surgical group of specialists
- Other specialists not elsewhere classified
Medical doctors not further defined (ISCO-08 code: 2210)
The breakdown by categories is provided for practising physicians where possible. If not possible, the data are reported for professionally active physicians or physicians licensed to practise.
Please refer to the
Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.