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Estimated deficit of general and specialist doctors in Mexico as of 2022
Estimated shortage of general and specialist doctors in Mexico 2022
As of 2022, Mexico had a total deficit of * general practitioners to reach the internationally recommended rate of 230 physicians per 100,000 inhabitants. In the case of specialist doctors, this figure reached **. In that year, around ** percent of doctors, nurses, and other health specialists were working in the informal sector in Mexico.
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Ministry of Health (Mexico). (May 30, 2022). Estimated deficit of general and specialist doctors in Mexico as of 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1623464/estimated-doctor-deficit-mexico/
Ministry of Health (Mexico). "Estimated deficit of general and specialist doctors in Mexico as of 2022." Chart. May 30, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1623464/estimated-doctor-deficit-mexico/
Ministry of Health (Mexico). (2022). Estimated deficit of general and specialist doctors in Mexico as of 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1623464/estimated-doctor-deficit-mexico/
Ministry of Health (Mexico). "Estimated Deficit of General and Specialist Doctors in Mexico as of 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2022, /statistics/1623464/estimated-doctor-deficit-mexico/
Ministry of Health (Mexico), Estimated deficit of general and specialist doctors in Mexico as of 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1623464/estimated-doctor-deficit-mexico/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Estimated deficit of general and specialist doctors in Mexico as of 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Health (Mexico), May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1623464/estimated-doctor-deficit-mexico/
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