| TABLE 217. ESTIMATES OF PATIENT CARE PODIATRISTS AND PODIATRIST-TO-POPULATION RATIOS, SELECTED YEARS: 1970-2000 |
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| YEAR | ACTIVE PATIENT CARE PODIATRISTS |
TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) |
PODIATRISTS PER 100,000 TOTAL POP |
| 1970 | 6,200 | 206,466 | 3.0 |
| 1975 | 6,400 | 217,095 | 2.9 |
| 1980 | 7,780 | 228,937 | 3.4 |
| 1983 | 8,480 | 235,385 | 3.6 |
| 1986 | 9,620 | 241,784 | 4.0 |
| 1989 | 9,835 | 248,659 | 4.0 |
| 1990 | 10,353 | 251,360 | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 10,354 | 254,051 | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 10,346 | 256,866 | 4.0 |
| 1993 | 10,358 | 259,450 | 4.0 |
| 1995 | 10,304 | 264,331 | 3.9 |
| 1996 | 10,735 | 266,840 | 4.0 |
| 1997 | 11,121 | 269,379 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 11,482 | 271,841 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 11,853 | 274,271 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 12,242 | 276,740 | 4.4 |
SOURCES: Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; AmericanPodiatric Medical Association. Unpublished data; U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current PopulationReports Series P-25, Nos. 1113, 1128 and 1130. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001 Edition.