The table and bar chart below show the number of doctor in Australia in 3 different years, including their gender and nationality.
overall, the number off doctors saw an upward trend after 3 decades. It is also clear that, male doctors ratio was higher than its counterpart and Australian doctors figure was higher than it in other nationalites
The number of doctors increase sharply, ranging from 300000 people in 1986 to 80000 people in 2006. Additionally, the number of people who worked as doctor in 1996 was doubled that in 1986, about 640000 and 300000 people, respectively.
The percentage of male doctors in 1986 and 2006 was higher than its counterpart, at 55% and 51%, respectively. In 1996, the doctors ratio was changed, with the female figure surpassed its counterpart, accounted for 55%.
Australian doctors accounted for higher percentage over 30 years, at over 60% while the figure for doctors came from other nation shared lower percentage, ranging from 45% to 50%.
