Table 3.
Density of health professionals (per 100,000) in North America.
| 2000–2004 | Ratio | 2005–2009 | Ratio | 2010–2014* | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | ||||||
| USA | 280 | 1.00 | 289 | 1.00 | 299 | 1.00 |
| Alaska | 230 | 0.82 | 248 | 0.86 | 255 | 0.85 |
| Canada | 189 | 1.00 | 195 | 1.00 | 216 | 1.00 |
| Yukon | 171 | 0.91 | 218 | 1.12 | 194 | 0.90 |
| Northwest Territories | 107 | 0.57 | 107 | 0.55 | 89 | 0.41 |
| Nunavut | 29 | 0.15 | 36 | 0.19 | 36 | 0.17 |
| Dentists | ||||||
| USA | 59 | 1.00 | 60 | 1.00 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Alaska | 73 | 1.22 | 75 | 1.26 | 78 | 1.30 |
| Canada | 57 | 1.00 | 59 | 1.00 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Yukon | 81 | 1.42 | 106 | 1.80 | 118 | 1.88 |
| Northwest Territories | ] 64 | ] 1.12 | 115 | 1.95 | 127 | 1.07 |
| Nunavut | 142 | 2.41 | 209 | 1.61 | ||
| Nurses | ||||||
| USA | 779 | 1.00 | 822 | 1.00 | 880 | 1.00 |
| Alaska | 766 | 0.98 | 758 | 0.92 | 788 | 0.90 |
| Canada | 755 | 1.00 | 785 | 1.00 | 787 | 1.00 |
| Yukon | 909 | 1.20 | 1007 | 1.28 | 1061 | 1.35 |
| Northwest Territories | ] 1101 | ] 1.46 | 1413 | 1.80 | 1410 | 1.79 |
| Nunavut |
Notes: * 2014 or most recently available data.
Sources: Canadian data from CIHI; USA data from AHRF. See text for details.
USA data for the period 2000–2009 are from the 2010/12 vintage AHRF datafiles accessed in 2013 and data for 2010–2014 are from the 2015/16 vintage datafiles accessed in 2016.