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Physician Supply and Demand: Projections to 2020

 

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Background
Physician Supply Model
Current Physician Workforce
New Entrants and Choice of Medical Specialty
Separations from the Physician Workforce
Trends in Physician Productivity
Physician Supply Projections
Physician Requirements Model
Growth and Aging of the Population
Medical Insurance Trends
Economic Factors
Other Potential Determinants of Demand for Physicians
Physician Requirements Projections
Assessing the Adequacy of Current and Future Supply
Summary

References

 

Exhibit 3. Age Distribution of Physician Workforce under Age 75, 2000 to 2020

A line graph with vertical axis showing % of Total Physicians and horizontal axis showing Age.

The data is summarized in the tables below:

Year 2000
Age Age Less than 35 Age 35 to 44 Age 45 to 54 Age 55 to 64 Age 65 and Over
% of Total Physicians 15 to 20 % 25 to 30% 25 to 30 % 10 to 15% 10 to 15%

Year 2010
Age Age Less than 35 Age 35 to 44 Age 45 to 54 Age 55 to 64 Age 65 and Over
% of Total Physicians 15 to 20 % 20 to 25% 25 to 30% 20 to 25% 10 to 15%

Year 2020
Age Age Less than 35 Age 35 to 44 Age 45 to 54 Age 55 to 64 Age 65 and Over
% of Total Physicians 15 to 20 % 20 to 25% 20 to 25% 20 to 25% 15 to 20%

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