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So What?
1) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compiled data for life expectancy at birth and the
number of physicians per 1000 people in the population (physician density) in several countries.
2) No results were collected for Japan.
3) Generally, most results group around 77 to 80 years of age and 2.2 to 4.2 physicians per thousand population.
4) US results are at the lower ends of this grouping with about 79 years life expectancy and 2.4 physicians per thousand
population.
5) Highest life expectancy of 80 to 81 years of age exists in countries with a broad range of physician densities from 2.6 to 3.8
per thousand population.
6) Surprisingly, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK maintain higher life expectancies with lower physician density than the US.
7) Interestingly, Iceland has the highest life expectancy of approximately 81 years and has both very high physician density of
3.6 per thousand population and very high nurse density at about 13.7 per thousand population (see nurse density chart).
8) Results for Korea, Mexico, and Turkey imply that life expectancy drops off quickly as physician density drops below 1.6 per
thousand population.
9) Even with higher than average physician densities, the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Hungary have significantly
lower life expectancies than average.
1) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compiled data for life expectancy at birth and the
number of physicians per 1000 people in the population (physician density) in several countries.
2) No results were collected for Japan.
3) Generally, most results group around 77 to 80 years of age and 2.2 to 4.2 physicians per thousand population.
4) US results are at the lower ends of this grouping with about 79 years life expectancy and 2.4 physicians per thousand
population.
5) Highest life expectancy of 80 to 81 years of age exists in countries with a broad range of physician densities from 2.6 to 3.8
per thousand population.
6) Surprisingly, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK maintain higher life expectancies with lower physician density than the US.
7) Interestingly, Iceland has the highest life expectancy of approximately 81 years and has both very high physician density of
3.6 per thousand population and very high nurse density at about 13.7 per thousand population (see nurse density chart).
8) Results for Korea, Mexico, and Turkey imply that life expectancy drops off quickly as physician density drops below 1.6 per
thousand population.
9) Even with higher than average physician densities, the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Hungary have significantly
lower life expectancies than average.
Life Expectancy vs. Physician Density by Country
Supporting Evidence
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