23-47 Conditions of Public Health
Item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
Number of Registered Medical Personnel①(person) |  |  |  |  |
Doctors | 9289 | 9527 | 9818 | 10130 | 10412
Dentists | 1684 | 1724 | 1779 | 1826 | 1855
Pharmacists | 1143 | 1212 | 1273 | 1315 | 1362
Nurses | 37880 | 39250 | 38960 | 40388 | 42032
Doctors Per Thousand Population | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5
Number of Medical Institutions and Hospital Beds |  |  |  |  |
Medical Institutions (number) | 96 | 102 | 105 | 102 | 99
Hospital Beds (bed) | 30800 | 32836 | 34286 | 35100 | 34852
Beds Per Thousand Population | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2
Notes: Figures are as at end of the year.
①Statistics on the registered medical personnel are maintained by the Medical Council for doctors, Dental Council for dentists, Nursing Council
for nurses and Pharmacy and Poisons Board for pharmacists. Annual renewal of practising certificate is required for doctors, dentists and
pharmacists. Figures for doctors/dentists refer to the doctors/dentists with full registration on both the local and overseas lists. Figures for
nurses refer to both registered nurses and enrolled nurses.