Health Manpower

Total No. of Doctors¹

16,009

16,753

17,582

►Public

10,146

10,586

11,233

►Non-Public

4,682

4,869

5,031

►Not in Active Practice

1,181

1,298

1,318

Doctor to Population Ratio

1:354

1:353

1:343

Doctor per 1,000 Population

2.8

2.8

2.9

Total No. of Nurses/Midwives

43,772

46,344

50,389

►Public

27,512

29,384

32,054

►Non-Public

11,489

11,661

13,034

►Not in Active Practice

4,771

5,299

5,301

Nurse to Population Ratio

1:129

1:128

1:120

Nurse per 1,000 Population

7.8

7.8

8.3

Breakdown by:

No. of Registered Nurses

36,995

38,834

42,131

►Public

23,720

24,913

26,967

►Non-Public

9,606

9,785

10,959

►Not in Active Practice

3,669

4,136

4,205

No. of Enrolled Nurses

6,715

7,457

8,210

►Public

3,767

4,450

5,068

►Non-Public

1,857

1,853

2,054

►Not in Active Practice

1,091

1,154

1,088

No. of Registered Midwives

62

53

48

►Public

25

21

19

►Non-Public

26

23

21

►Not in Active Practice

11

9

8

Total No. of Advanced Practice Nurses²

383

376

403

►Public

369

360

383

►Non-Public

12

13

13

►Not in Active Practice

2

3

7

Total No. of Dentists³

2,605

2,690

2,812

►Public

542

525

583

►Non-Public

1,965

2,053

2,104

►Not in Active Practice

98

112

125

Dentist to Population Ratio

1:2,164

1:2,200

1:2147

Dentist per 1,000 Population

0.5

0.5

0.5

Breakdown by:

Total No. of Dental Specialists

415

437

454

►Public

144

155

165

►Non-Public

262

272

276

►Not in Active Practice

9

10

13

Total No. of General Dental Practitioners

2,190

2,253

2,358

►Public

398

370

418

►Non-Public

1703

1781

1828

►Not in Active Practice

89

102

112

Total No. of Oral Health Therapists⁴

448

465

451

►Public

217

218

221

►Non-Public

168

178

170

►Not in Active Practice

63

69

60

Total No. of Pharmacists

3,759

3,989

4,283

►Public

1,789

1,935

2,033

►Non-Public

1,521

1,559

1,650

►Not in Active Practice

449

495

600

Pharmacist to Population Ratio

1:1,446

1:1,432

1:1,409

Pharmacist per 1,000 Population

0.7

0.7

0.7

Total No. of Optometrists and Opticians⁵

2,739

2,712

2,797

►Public

253

258

282

►Non-Public

2,389

2,365

2,413

►Not in Active Practice

97

89

102

Optometrist and Optician to Population Ratio

1:2,134

1:2,256

1:2,240

Optometrist and Optician per 1,000 Population

0.5

0.4

0.4

Total No. of Occupational Therapists⁶

1,466

1,551

1,634

►Public

617

646

666

►Non-Public

666

705

759

►Not in Active Practice

183

200

209

Total No. of Physiotherapists⁶

2,433

2,619

2,792

►Public

1,141

1,190

1,248

►Non-Public

1,058

1,172

1,276

►Not in Active Practice

234

257

268

Total No. of Speech Therapists⁶

791

824

861

►Public

267

260

270

►Non-Public

428

463

478

►Not in Active Practice

96

101

113

Total No. of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Physicians⁷

3,179

3,209

3,242

► Active Practice

2,116

2,253

2,276

►Not in Active Practice

1,063

956

966

Total No. of Acupuncturists⁸

257

263

260

► Active Practice

84

107

94

►Not in Active Practice

173

156

166