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Number of Doctors

Description

Annual counts of doctors in Singapore by sector, specialist versus non-specialist status, and practice setting, published by the Ministry of Health in CSV format from 2006 through 2022. Includes temporarily registered doctors from 2010 onward per source notes. Supports health workforce planning, public–private capacity analysis, and medical manpower research.

Official description

Number of Doctors (Specialist, Non-specialist / Public, Private, Not in Active Practice). Includes doctors registered under Temporary Registration for service provision from Year 2010 onwards.

Last updated
Coverage
2006-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Rows
96
Columns
4

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

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Data

Year Sector Specialist non-specialist Count
2006 Public na 3505.000000
2006 Private na 2966.000000
2006 Not In Active Practice na 460.000000
2007 Public na 3991.000000
2007 Private na 3004.000000
2007 Not In Active Practice na 469.000000
2008 Public Specialist 1723.000000
2008 Public Non-Specialist 2574.000000
2008 Private Specialist 1046.000000
2008 Private Non-Specialist 2005.000000
2008 Not In Active Practice Specialist 193.000000
2008 Not In Active Practice Non-Specialist 300.000000
2009 Public Specialist 1855.000000
2009 Public Non-Specialist 2755.000000
2009 Private Specialist 1082.000000
2009 Private Non-Specialist 2041.000000
2009 Not In Active Practice Specialist 243.000000
2009 Not In Active Practice Non-Specialist 347.000000
2010 Public Specialist 1996.000000
2010 Public Non-Specialist 3184.000000
2010 Private Specialist 1151.000000
2010 Private Non-Specialist 2159.000000
2010 Not In Active Practice Specialist 227.000000
2010 Not In Active Practice Non-Specialist 313.000000
2011 Public Specialist 2165.000000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) No
Sector Text No
Specialist non-specialist Text No
Count Numeric No