1992

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Number of physicians, persons:

   total, thou.

637

654

680

690

702

707

704

711

   per 10 000 population¹⁾

42.9

44.4

46.8

48.8

49.4

49.8

49.6

50.1

Number of medium-level
medical personnel, persons:

   total, thou.

1709

1629

1564

1530

1545

1542

1511

1518

   per 10 000 population¹⁾

115

111

108

108

109

109

106

107

Number of hospitals, thou.

12.6

12.1

10.7

9.5

7.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

Number of hospital beds ²⁾:

   total, thou.

1940

1851

1672

1575

1554

1522

1398

1373

   per 10 000 population¹⁾

131

126

115

111

109

107

99

97

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

20.7

21.1

21.3

21.8

18.8

18.3

15.6

15.3

Capacity of polyclinics, number of patients'
visits per shift:

   total, thou.

3321

3458

3534

3638

3646

3673

3651

3658

   per 10 000 population¹⁾

224

235

243

257

256

259

257

258

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

15.0

13.5

11.5

11.7

11.7

Number of beds for pregnant women and women after confinement, thou.

113

105

91

82

83

82

81

81

Number of medical and
obstetrical stations, thou.

46.8

45.8

44.6

43.1

42.3

39.8

39.8

38.9