Doctors: by the numbers

Statistics behind the burgeoning crisis.

Statistics behind the burgeoning crisis.

2,775 GPs in Republic

121 GP training places per year

1 GP per 1,000 people EU average

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0.47 GP per 1,000 people Republic of Ireland

40% of GPs due to retire in next 8 years

6% of 1975 GP graduates were women

70% of 2003 GP graduates were women

Sources: ICGP, Department of Health, TCD.