1992

1995

2000

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Number of physicians, persons:

total, thou.

637

654

680

686

688

690

702

707

704

per 10 000 population

42.9

44.4

46.8

48.0

48.4

48.8

49.4

49.8

49.6

Number of medium-level
medical personnel, persons:

total, thou.

1709

1629

1564

1552

1546

1530

1545

1542

1511

per 10 000 population

115

111

108

109

109

108

109

109

106

Number of hospitals, thou.

12.6

12.1

10.7

10.1

9.8

9.5

7.5

6.8

6.5

Number of hospital beds¹⁾:

total, thou.

1940

1851

1672

1597

1601

1575

1554

1522

1398

per 10 000 population

131

126

115

112

113

111

109

107

99

Number of medical institutions rendering out-patient services
to population, thou.

20.7

21.1

21.3

21.5

22.1

21.8

18.8

18.3

15.6

Capacity of polyclinics (number of patients' visits per shift):

total, thou.

3321

3458

3534

3558

3578

3638

3646

3673

3651

per 10 000 population

224

235

243

249

251

257

256

259

257

Number of maternity
consultation offices,
children's polyclinics,
out-patient departments
(independent), number
of medical institutions
with maternity centers and children's sections, thou.

14.1

15.6

16.0

15.3

15.2

15.0

13.5

11.5

11.7

Number of beds for pregnant women and women after confine-
ment, thou.

113

105

91

85

84

82

83

82

81

Number of medical and
obstetrical stations, thou.

46.8

45.8

44.6

43.6

43.2

43.1

42.3

39.8

39.8