Number of physicians and dentists, Laval health region and all of Québec, 2005-2009    ( Export to Excel)

2005r 2006r 2007r 2008r 2009 Variation1
2009/2005


n %

Laval
Total physicians2 524 534 531 542 567 8.2
Number of physicians per 100,000 pers. 142 143 140 141 145 3.0
     General practitioners 310 314 309 308 320 3.2
     Number of general practitioners per 100,000 pers. 84 84 82 80 82 -2.0
     Specialists 214 220 222 234 247 15.4
     Number of specialists per 100,000 pers. 58 59 59 61 63 5.0
Total dentists2 172 197 202 196 188 9.3
Number of dentists per 100,000 pers. 47 53 53 51 48 1.0
  
All of Québec
Total physicians2 15,670 15,841 16,175 16,409 16,663 6.3
Number of physicians per 100,000 pers. 207 208 210 212 213 6.0
     General practitioners 7,702 7,685 7,878 7,959 8,012 4.0
     Number of general practitioners per 100,000 pers. 102 101 102 103 103 1.0
     Specialists 7,968 8,156 8,297 8,450 8,651 8.6
     Number of specialists per 100,000 pers. 105 107 108 109 111 6.0
Total dentists2 3,433 3,581 3,601 3,650 3,600 4.9
Number of dentists per 100,000 pers. 45 47 47 47 46 1.0
  

1. Changes in physicians and dentists are in percentages, whereas differences in numbers per 100,000 are in points.
2. Professionals paid by the Régie de l'assurance-maladie du Québec, i.e. practising in Québec and having submitted at least one request for payment during the year.
  
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Éco-Santé 2011.
 
October 31, 2011
   
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