The number of health establishments for hospital aid as of 31.12.2014 was 349 with 51 505 beds. 323 of them were hospitals with 48 680 beds.
The number of out-patient health establishments was 1 931 with 956 beds and other health establishments were 145 - 3 160 beds in them.
At the end of 2014 28 842 physicians were in practice under the basic labour contracts in health establishments.
For the first time the National Statistical Institute is publishing data on distribution of practicing physicians by sex and age.
As of 31.12.2014 it was as follow:
• 12 827 (44.5%) were males and 16 015 (55.5%) - females.
• The largest was the share of physicians in the age group 45 - 54 years - 10 301 persons or 35.7%.
• The young physicians aged up to 35 years were 2 356 persons or 8.2%, while the elderly (aged 65 and over) - 3 557 or 12.3%.
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