This statistic shows the total number of doctors of medicine in the United States from 1949 to 2015. In 1949, there were ******* doctors of medicine in the United States. Some 50 years later, the number was around **** times as high. In 2015, the exact number of doctors of medicine was *********.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States" were taken from the trend tables.
* Includes MDs engaged in federal and nonfederal patient care (office-based or hospital-based) and other professional activities.
** Estimated by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources Administration. Active doctors of medicine (MDs) include those with address unknown and primary specialty not classified.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Total number of doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186260/total-doctors-of-medicine-in-the-us-since-1949/
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