Table 2 Changes in the ratio of physicians per 100,000 population from 2002 to 2006
From: Trend in geographic distribution of physicians in Japan
Size of population of municipal bodies | n | Median number of physicians in each municipal body | Change in median between 2002 and 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | Â |
Physicians working at general hospitals | |||||
   <5,000 | 233 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 |
   5,000–10,000 | 273 | 0.0 (0.0, 51.4) | 0.0 (0.0, 51.1) | 0.0 (0.0, 61.5) | 0.0 |
   10,000–30,000 | 509 | 39.1 (12.1, 79.5) | 38.9 (10.6,77.9) | 44.0 (13.1, 81.5) | 4.9 |
   30,000–50,000 | 269 | 60.7 (30.9, 99.1) | 61.2 (32.2, 99.1) | 66.2 (34.6, 108.6) | 5.5 |
   50,000–100,000 | 301 | 69.1 (43.9, 102.9) | 68.5 (52.7,120.7) | 76.2 (49.3, 106.6) | 7.1 |
   100,000–300,000 | 317 | 81.8 (50.3, 115.2) | 86.3 (52.7, 120.7) | 95.3 (60.9, 132.9) | 13.5 |
   ≥300,000 | 71 | 77.7 (51.2, 105.1) | 81.5 (52.7, 117.1) | 101.0 (73.1, 134.1) | 23.3 |
Physicians working at university hospitals | |||||
   <5,000 | 233 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 |
   5,000–10,000 | 273 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 |
   10,000–30,000 | 509 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 |
   30,000–50,000 | 269 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 |
   50,000–100,000 | 301 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 |
   100,000–300,000 | 317 | 0.0 (0.0, 2.6) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.6) | 0.0 |
   ≥300,000 | 71 | 2.0 (0.3, 76.4) | 2.1 (0.0, 66.1) | 4.3 (0.4, 92.9) | 2.3 |
Physicians working at clinics | |||||
   <5,000 | 233 | 41.5 (20.5, 66.3) | 39.1 (20.4, 63.1) | 45.2 (23.9, 75.7) | 3.7 |
   5,000–10,000 | 273 | 34.4 (22.4, 50.0) | 33.1 (18.9, 48.5) | 37.0 (21.7, 55.0) | 2.6 |
   10,000–30,000 | 509 | 41.5 (27.3, 58.8) | 41.3 (27.9, 57.6) | 45.7 (31.8, 61.1) | 4.2 |
   30,000–50,000 | 269 | 54.0 (39.7, 69.1) | 53.4 (38.5, 70.0) | 56.9 (45.2, 74.0) | 3.0 |
   50,000–100,000 | 301 | 58.1 (44.1, 70.8) | 57.9 (44.8, 75.6) | 63.3 (52.1, 79.5) | 5.2 |
   100,000–300,000 | 317 | 64.9 (49.7, 80.2) | 65.8 (52.8, 83.7) | 70.5 (57.4, 89.4) | 5.6 |
   ≥300,000 | 71 | 72.4 (49.9, 84.5) | 75.7 (53.7, 87.7) | 78.1 (70.0, 93.0) | 5.7 |
All physicians | |||||
   <5,000 | 233 | 54.9 (35.0, 90.4) | 51.9 (32.0, 81.8) | 64.9 (34.9, 96.6) | 10.0 |
   5,000–10,000 | 273 | 55.1 (36.4, 85.1) | 54.9 (34.3, 84.9) | 63.3 (36.9, 95.2) | 8.2 |
   10,000–30,000 | 509 | 85.6 (54.0, 135.7) | 85.0 (52.8, 133.6) | 93.4 (60.0, 139.3) | 7.8 |
   30,000–50,000 | 269 | 118.9 (82.0, 171.8) | 119.6 (83.2, 169.0) | 127.6 (88.4, 179.6) | 8.6 |
   50,000–100,000 | 301 | 131.5 (96.3, 171.7) | 135.0 (96.3, 177.3) | 144.9 (108.2, 187.7) | 13.4 |
   100,000–300,000 | 317 | 157.6 (120.7, 210.6) | 162.2 (118.8, 222.3) | 177.9 (135.4, 232.8) | 20.3 |
   ≥300,000 | 71 | 171.1 (125.4, 222.4) | 176.9 (132.0, 230.6) | 198.3 (167.6, 312.0) | 27.2 |