Table 5. Physicians¹ per 100,000 Residents and Average Annual Percent Growth: Calendar Years 1980 and 1993.

Region	1980	1993	Average Annual Percent Growth 1980-93
United States	124	164	2.2
New England	146	206	2.7
Mideast	140	198	2.7
Great Lakes	116	156	2.3
Plains	113	151	2.3
Southeast	104	147	2.6
Southwest	112	141	1.8
Rocky Mountains	120	153	1.9
Far West	151	175	1.1

¹Includes non-Federal office-based physicians practicing in the United States (excluding the Pacific Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico) and active non-Federal doctors of osteopathy.

SOURCES: Data from the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Associations; Estimates prepared by the Office of National Health Statistics, Health Care Financing Administration.