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Doctors per 100,000 people. More means easier access to medical care.
Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture
In 2022, Tokushima recorded the highest Doctors (per 100,000 people) (336people) and Saitama the lowest (180people) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 268people. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture.
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Doctors per 100,000 people. More means easier access to medical care.
▲ The top 5 prefectures are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber — just enough colour to follow the two ends of the “desirable direction.”
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