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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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Total No. of Doctors
1
|
14,823 |
15,423 |
16,009 |
| ► Public |
9,532 |
9,844 |
10,146 |
| ► Non-Public |
4,489
|
4,601 |
4,682 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
802 |
978 |
1,181 |
| Doctor to Population Ratio |
1:384 |
1:369 |
1:354 |
| Doctor per 1,000 Population |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
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Breakdown by:
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|
|
|
|
No. of Specialists
|
6,088 |
6,431 |
6,699 |
| ► Public |
4,052 |
4,267 |
4,474 |
| ► Non-Public |
1,718 |
1,776 |
1,800 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
318 |
388 |
425 |
|
No. of Non-Specialists
|
8,735 |
8,992 |
9,310 |
| ► Public |
5,480 |
5,577 |
5,672 |
| ► Non-Public |
2,771 |
2,825 |
2,882 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
484 |
590 |
756 |
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|
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Total No. of Nurses/Midwives
|
42,173 |
43,005 |
43,772 |
| ► Public |
26,914 |
27,339 |
27,512 |
| ► Non-Public |
11,416 |
11,299 |
11,489 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
3,843 |
4,367 |
4,771 |
| Nurse to Population Ratio |
1:135 |
1:132 |
1:129 |
| Nurse per 1,000 Population |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
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Breakdown by:
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No. of Registered Nurses
|
34,654 |
34,948 |
36,995 |
| ► Public |
22,483 |
23,324 |
23,720 |
| ► Non-Public |
9,291 |
9,297 |
9,606 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
2,880 |
3,327 |
3,669 |
|
No. of Enrolled Nurses
|
7,442 |
6,989 |
6,715 |
| ► Public |
4,395 |
3,984 |
3,767 |
| ► Non-Public |
2,095 |
1,975 |
1,857 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
952 |
1,030 |
1,091 |
|
No. of Registered Midwives
|
77 |
68 |
62 |
| ► Public |
36 |
31 |
25 |
| ► Non-Public |
30 |
27 |
26 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
11 |
10 |
11 |
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|
|
|
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Total No. of Advanced Practice Nurses
2
|
264 |
330 |
383 |
| ► Public |
247 |
311 |
369 |
| ► Non-Public |
14 |
16 |
12 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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|
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Total No. of Dentists
3
|
2,482 | 2,484 |
2,605 |
| ► Public |
540 |
503 |
542 |
| ► Non-Public |
1,859 |
1,891 |
1,965 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
83 |
90 |
98 |
| Dentist to Population Ratio | 1:2,291 |
1:2,195 |
1:2,164 |
| Dentist per 1,000 Population |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Breakdown by:
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Total No. of Dental Specialists
|
379 |
395 |
415 |
| ► Public |
138 |
132 |
144 |
| ► Non-Public |
239 |
255 |
262 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
2 |
8 |
9 |
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Total No. of General Dental Practitioners
|
2,103 |
2,089 |
2,190 |
| ► Public |
402 |
371 |
398 |
| ► Non-Public |
1,620 |
1,636 |
1,703 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
81 |
82 |
89 |
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|
|
|
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Total No. of Oral Health Therapists
4
|
441 |
445 |
448 |
| ► Public |
220 |
216 |
217 |
| ► Non-Public |
155 |
159 |
168 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
66 |
70 |
63 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Total No. of Pharmacists
|
3,435 |
3,634 |
3,759 |
| ► Public |
1,710 |
1,758 |
1,789 |
| ► Non-Public |
1,343 |
1,464 |
1,521 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
382 |
412 |
449 |
| Pharmacist to Population Ratio |
1:1,655 |
1:1,565 |
1:1,446 |
| Pharmacist per 1,000 Population |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
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Total No. of Optometrists and Opticians
5
|
2,653 |
2,689 |
2,739 |
| ► Public |
219 |
234 |
253 |
| ► Non-Public |
2,347 |
2,351 |
2,389 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
87 |
104 |
97 |
| Optometrist and Optician to Population Ratio |
1:2,216 |
1:2,200 |
1:2,134 |
| Optometrist and Optician per 1,000 Population |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Total No. of Occupational Therapists
6
|
1,304 |
1,381 |
1,466 |
| ► Public |
564 |
615 |
617 |
| ► Non-Public |
569 |
608 |
666 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
171 |
158 |
183 |
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|
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Total No. of Physiotherapists
6
|
2,129 |
2,260 |
2,433 |
| ► Public |
1,016 |
1,085 |
1,141 |
| ► Non-Public |
876 |
960 |
1,058 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
237 |
215 |
234 |
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Total No. of Speech Therapists
6
|
727 |
778 |
791 |
| ► Public |
263 |
279 |
267 |
| ► Non-Public |
363 |
403 |
428 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
101 |
96 |
96 |
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Total No. of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Physicians
7
|
3,017 |
3,069 |
3,179 |
| ► Active Practice |
2,200 |
2,236 |
2,116 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
817 |
833 |
1,063 |
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Total No. of Acupuncturists
8
|
254 |
250 |
257 |
| ► Active Practice |
117 |
115 |
84 |
| ► Not in Active Practice |
137 |
135 |
173 |
Notes:
1 Includes doctors registered under Temporary Registration for service provision from Year 2010 onwards.
2Advanced Practice Nurses(APN) are subset of Registered Nurses.
3Refers to Division I and II dentists.
4 Registration of Oral Health Therapists started in 2008.
5 Optometrists and Opticians were officially registered with the enactment of Optometrists and Opticians Act in 2008.
6 Registration of Allied Health professionals (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists) started in 2013.
7 Registration of TCM physicians started in 2002.
8 Registration of Acupuncturists started in 2001. Figures refer to those registered only as Acupuncturists.