Numbers of doctors per 100 000 population in England and US, 1995 and 2005

	England19				US*
	Primary care	Specialist	Total		Primary care†	Specialist	Total
1995
Trained only	58	53	111		71	132	203
Including trainees‡	64	106	170		86	153	239
2005
Trained only	64	78	142		82	158	240
Including trainees‡	78	157	235		95	179	274

*Data from US Department of Health and Human Services, 2005; American Medical Association, 2006; and American Osteopathy Association, 2006.

†Includes family physicians and specialists in general internal medicine and paediatrics.

‡House officers and registrars or foundation years 1 and 2 in England and house staff in training in US.