2.4. Public health (1960–)

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Year Number of active physiciansa Active physicians per ten thousand inhabitantsa Number of active hospital bedsb Hospital beds per ten thousand inhabitants
1960 14 295 14.3 72 351 72.3
1961 14 822 14.7 73 332 73.0
1962 15 724 15.6 75 328 74.8
1963 16 364 16.2 76 546 75.7
1964 16 978 16.7 77 655 76.6
1965 17 528 17.2 79 201 77.9
1966 17 948 17.6 80 923 79.3
1967 18 777 18.3 83 033 81.1
1968 19 290 18.8 83 769 81.5
1969 19 902 19.3 84 848 82.2
1970 20 491 19.8 85 768 82.9
1971 21 066 20.3 86 044 82.9
1972 21 843 21.0 87 297 83.9
1973 22 510 21.6 87 675 84.0
1974 23 095 22.0 88 601 84.4
1975 23 588 22.3 90 180 85.4
1976 24 123 22.7 91 758 86.4
1977 24 793 23.3 92 363 86.6
1978 25 444 23.8 92 497 86.6
1979 26 311 24.6 93 069 86.9
1980 26 898 25.1 95 539 89.2
1981 27 449 25.7 96 882 90.6
1982 28 098 26.3 98 535 92.3
1983 28 358 26.7 99 063 93.1
1984 29 010 27.4 100 277 94.6
1985 29 524 28.0 102 348 96.9
1986 30 245 28.8 103 777 98.8
1987 30 794 29.4 104 581 99.9
1988 31 160 29.9 104 832 100.6
1989 31 537 30.4 104 951 101.2
1990 32 883 31.7 101 954 98.3
1991 33 859 32.6 100 747 97.1
1992 34 546 33.3 98 532 95.1
1993 34 093 32.9 100 438 97.0
1994 34 622 33.5 98 453 95.2
1995 34 634 33.6 92 603 89.7
1996 35 026 34.0 91 514 88.8
1997 35 477 34.5 83 485 81.2
1998 36 143 35.2 83 770 81.7
1999 36 386 35.6 83 992 82.2
2000 30 695 30.1 83 430 81.8
2001 33 088 32.5 80 504 79.1
2002 37 295 36.8 80 340 79.2
2003 38 241 37.8 79 832 78.9
2004 38 877 38.5 79 605 78.8
2005 32 563c 32.3c 79 605 79.0
2006 35 572c 35.3c 79 847 79.3
2007 32 202 32.1 71 902 71.6
2008 36 088 36.0 70 971 70.8
2009 35 196 35.1 71 064 71.0
2010 33 943 34.0 71 216 71.3
2011 34 736 35.0 71 160 71.6
2012 36 250 36.6 68 845 69.5
2013 37 711 38.2 69 184 70.0
2014 38 994 39.6 68 774 69.8
2015 35 854 36.5 68 613 69.8
2016 37 598 38.4 68 301 69.7
2017 39 132 40.0 68 263 69.8
2018 39 948 40.9 68 112 69.7
2019 41 282 42.3 67 806 69.4
aFrom 2000 data of operational registration of the Hungarian Medical Chamber. Ministry of Human Capacities since 2017.  bSource: Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs. From 2004 National Health Insurance Fund Administration. Without hospitals belonging until 1992 to the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, and since 1993 to the present Ministry of Public Administration and Justice .  cWithout those temporarily deleted.  Revised data 

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