The given table provides data on the number of doctors, while the bar chart shows data on the proportion of doctors who were divided into two categories (by gender and place of birth) in Australia from the year 1986 to 2006.
Overall, it is clear that the number of doctors working in Australian hospitals increased over the given period. It is also worth mentioning that the number of Female doctors witnessed a gradual increase, while the opposite was true for Male doctors. Moreover, the number of doctors who were not originally from Australia increased than those who were born locally
In more details, there was a continuous growth in the number of doctors in Australia, which began at 23720 in the initial year. During the timeframe, the figure for 1996 was higher by 3,660 doctors than that of 1986.After a constant progress, in 2006, the number of doctors working in Australian hospitals reached a peak of 35,450
When it comes to the percentage of female and male doctors. The percentage of female doctors started off with nearly 25% and finished the timeframe with 40%. Meanwhile, the percent of male doctors was 75%, before decreasing to 60% by the final year
As for the origin of doctors, the proportion of overseas doctors saw an increase, whereas the percent of local doctors declined. The percentage of overseas doctors progressed from 35% to 40% in the year 1986 and 1996, respectively. The proportion of local doctors started to decrease at 60%, and was smaller by 5% after a decade. However, in the final year, the proportion of both local and overseas doctors was equal at 50%