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Table 2 The aggregate level change in supply of ophthalmologists and other physicians at the national level

From: Influence of Japan’s 2004 postgraduate training on ophthalmologist location choice, supply and distribution

 

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

National

 All other physiciansa (A)

225,525

231,141

237,126

244,216

236,776

244,724

253,082

260,997

 Ophthalmologists (B)

11,408

12,060

12,448

12,452

12,362

12,627

12,797

12,835

 Total population (in thousands) (C)

125.57

126.07

126.07

126.82

127.06

127.07

127.06

126.66

 All physician density (A/C)

1.80

1.83

1.88

1.93

1.86

1.93

1.99

2.06

 Ophthalmologists Density (B/C)

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.108

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

 Relative change in number of all physicians

baseline

2.49%

5.14%

8.29%

baseline

3.36%

6.89%

10.23%

 Relative change in number of ophthalmologists

baseline

5.72%

9.12%

9.15%

baseline

2.14%

3.52%

3.83%

Urban Center

 All other physiciansa (A)

84,831

86,893

88,551

91,362

73,126

74,299

75,461

76,695

 Ophthalmologists (B)

4490

4731

4790

4783

3177

3196

3219

3240

 Total population (in thousands) (C)

33.64

33.91

33.91

34.58

39.27

38.84

38.45

37.99

 All other physician density (A/C)

2.52

2.56

2.61

2.64

1.86

1.91

1.96

2.02

 Ophthalmologists Density (B/C)

0.13

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.09

 Relative change in number of all other physicians

baseline

2.43%

4.39%

7.70%

baseline

1.60%

3.19%

4.88%

 Relative change in number of ophthalmologists

baseline

5.37%

6.68%

6.53%

baseline

0.60%

1.32%

1.98%

Suburban

 All other physiciansa (A)

80,961

83,419

86,286

89,508

89,362

91,912

94,903

97,656

 Ophthalmologists (B)

3942

4180

4387

4424

4552

4666

4736

4666

 Total population (in thousands) (C)

51.92

52.25

52.25

52.70

53.89

54.01

54.10

54.00

 All physician density (A/C)

1.56

1.60

1.65

1.70

1.66

1.70

1.75

1.81

 Ophthalmologists Density (B/C)

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.09

 Relative change in number of all other physicians

baseline

3.04%

6.58%

10.56%

baseline

2.85%

6.20%

9.28%

 Relative change in number of ophthalmologists

baseline

6.04%

11.29%

12.23%

baseline

2.50%

4.04%

2.50%

Other

 All other physiciansa (A)

71,141

72,889

74,737

75,798

68,759

69,750

70,865

72,011

 Ophthalmologists (B)

2976

3149

3271

3245

2952

2970

2985

3014

 Total population (in thousands) (C)

40.01

39.91

39.91

39.55

36.85

36.43

36.05

35.60

 All other physician density (A/C)

1.78

1.83

1.87

1.92

1.87

1.92

1.97

2.02

 Ophthalmologists Density (B/C)

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.09

 Relative change in number of all other physicians

baseline

2.46%

5.05%

6.55%

baseline

1.44%

3.06%

4.73%

 Relative change in number of ophthalmologists

baseline

5.81%

9.91%

9.04%

baseline

0.61%

1.12%

2.10%

  1. aall physicians other than ophthalmologists before 2004, and all physicians other than ophthalmologists and residents after 2006
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