Table 1.
Percentage of females among physicians and specialists at end of each year by year and age, and among new licenses by year of issue
| Age group/year | 1989 | 1995 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Physicians |
All ages |
30.0 |
33.3 |
38.3 |
39.0 |
39.5 |
39.9 |
40.5 |
41.0 |
41.4 |
41.8 |
|
under 45 |
27.5 |
36.4 |
42.7 |
44.1 |
45.4 |
46.4 |
47.0 |
47.2 |
47.1 |
47.2 |
|
|
45–54 |
29.6 |
26.7 |
33.2 |
35.1 |
36.6 |
38.0 |
39.9 |
41.1 |
42.0 |
42.2 |
|
|
55–64 |
38.8 |
36.2 |
36.9 |
34.4 |
33.2 |
32.5 |
32.7 |
34.1 |
34.7 |
35.7 |
|
|
New licenses |
30.1 |
47.0 |
47.7 |
53.3 |
48.4 |
43.8 |
48.5 |
43.9 |
44.9 |
43.1 |
|
| Specialists |
All ages |
25.0 |
26.2 |
28.7 |
30.7 |
32.2 |
33.7 |
35.4 |
37.0 |
37.8 |
38.5 |
|
under 45 |
23.1 |
30.3 |
37.1 |
40.6 |
43.2 |
46.3 |
48.4 |
50.2 |
50.6 |
51.2 |
|
|
45–54 |
23.0 |
20.4 |
23.5 |
26.5 |
29.3 |
31.9 |
35.3 |
37.8 |
39.0 |
39.5 |
|
|
55–64 |
31.3 |
28.6 |
24.1 |
21.7 |
21.0 |
21.7 |
22.5 |
24.4 |
25.7 |
27.1 |
|
| New licenses | 23.4 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 41.8 | 40.9 | 47.7 | 51.0 | 48.9 | 45.2 | 43.7 |