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. 2018 Jun 1;13(6):e0198317. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198317

Table 1. Changes in the number of physicians in municipalities, classified according to population density.

Municipalities 1994 2004 2014 Change 1994–2014 Change per year
Quintile Population density* n % n % n %
1 (most urban) 1660.1- 105761 47.9 125189 48.8 152311 51.3 44.0% 2.2%
2 418.2–1660.1 65013 29.4 75933 29.6 87267 29.4 34.2% 1.7%
3 152.1–418.2 33026 15 37275 14.5 40041 13.5 21.2% 1.1%
4 52.4–152.1 13713 6.2 14814 5.8 14272 4.8 4.1% 0.2%
5 (most rural) -52.4 3310 1.5 3421 1.3 2954 1.0 -10.8% -0.5%
Total 220823 100 256632 100 296845 100 34.4% 1.7%

* People per square kilometer