Table 1.

Comparative data: Selected physician ratios and relative growth

Physicians per 1000 residents
OECD country average 2011	3.1
Top 15 OECD countries 2010	3.5
Israel 1990s	3.5
Israel 2009	3.21
Israel 2011 Adjusted, practicing physicians (IMA)	2.8
Israel 2005 periphery –North	2.2
Israel 2005 Tel Aviv/Center	4.7
Israel 2025 (predicted)	2.6
Growth of Population, Physician Ratio
Growth of Israeli population 2000–2009	18 %
Net growth of physicians 2000–2013	0 %

Sources: [5, 21, 26, 28, 31, 136]