Health Resources: Population-to-specialist Ratios, 1996

Health Resources: Population-to-specialist Ratios, 1996 Canada’s average population to specialist physician ratio has been 1100:1 for over a decade. Low ratios are generally associated with urban areas. The region with the highest ratio is located in north central Newfoundland, a region with relatively few people but even fewer physician resources, including family physicians. 2022-03-14 Natural Resources Canada geoinfo@nrcan.gc.ca Health and Safetyhealthhealth professionalsmap Download the English JP2 File through HTTPJP2 https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/eng/687_health_resources_population_specialist_ratios_1996.jp2 Download the English ZIP (PDF,JPG) file through HTTPZIP https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/eng/687_health_resources_population_specialist_ratios_1996.zip Download the French JP2 File through HTTPother https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/fra/687_ressources_sante_ratios_habitants_par_specialiste_1996.jp2 Download the French ZIP (PDF, JPG) File through HTTPZIP https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/fra/687_ressources_sante_ratios_habitants_par_specialiste_1996.zip

Canada’s average population to specialist physician ratio has been 1100:1 for over a decade. Low ratios are generally associated with urban areas. The region with the highest ratio is located in north central Newfoundland, a region with relatively few people but even fewer physician resources, including family physicians.

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