Figure 19 illustrates the percentage of physicians by sex. In 2018, 64.1% of physicians were male and only 35.8% were female.
Diversity in Medicine: Facts and Figures 2019
- Figure 1. Percentage of applicants to U.S. medical schools by sex, academic years 1980-1981 through 2018-2019
- Figure 2. Percentage of applicants to U.S. medical schools by race/ethnicity (alone), academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 3. Percentage of Asian (alone) applicants to U.S. medical schools by Asian subgroups, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 4. Percentage of Black or African American (alone) applicants to U.S. medical schools by Black or African American subgroups, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 5. Percentage of Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin (alone) applicants to U.S. medical schools by Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin subgroups, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 6. Percentage of acceptees to U.S. medical schools by race/ethnicity (alone), academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 7. Percentage of acceptees to U.S. medical schools by race/ethnicity (alone) and sex, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 8. Percentage of matriculants to U.S. medical schools by race/ethnicity (alone), academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 9. Percentage of matriculants to U.S. medical schools by race/ethnicity (alone) and sex, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 10. Amount of premedical education debt for U.S. medical school matriculants by race/ethnicity, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 11. Percentage of U.S. medical school matriculants planning to practice in an underserved area by race/ethnicity, academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 12. Percentage of U.S. medical school graduates by sex, academic years 1980-1981 through 2018-2019
- Figure 13. Percentage of U.S. medical school graduates by race/ethnicity (alone), academic year 2018-2019
- Figure 14. Percentage of U.S. medical school graduates by sex, race/ethnicity (alone), and U.S. citizen and residency status, 2018-2019
- Table 2. Undergraduate Institutions Supplying 150 or More Asian (Alone or In Combination) Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2018-2019
- Table 3. Undergraduate Institutions Supplying 40 or More Black or African American (Alone) Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2018-2019
- Table 4. Undergraduate Institutions Supplying 30 or More Hispanic of Latino (Alone) Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2018-2019
- Table 5. Undergraduate Institutions Supplying Five or More American Indian or Alaska Native (Alone or In Combination) Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2018-2019
- Table 6. U.S. Medical Schools With 150 or More Black or African American Graduates (Alone or In Combination), 2009-2010 Through 2018-2019
- Table 7. U.S. Medical Schools With 200 or More Hispanic or Latino Graduates (Alone or In Combination), 2009-2010 Through 2018-2019
- Table 8. U.S. Medical Schools With 20 or More American Indian or Alaska Native Graduates (Alone or In Combination), 2009-2010 Through 2018-2019
- Table 9. U.S. Medical Schools With 550 or More Asian Graduates (Alone or In Combination), 2009-2010 Through 2018-2019
- Table 10. U.S. Medical School Black or African American Graduates (Alone or In Combination) From Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 1978-1979 Through 2018-2019
- Figure 18. Percentage of all active physicians by race/ethnicity, 2018
- Figure 19. Percentage of physicians by sex, 2018
- Figure 20. Percentage of physicians by sex and race/ethnicity, 2018
- Figure 21. Black or African American physicians by age and sex, 2018
- Figure 22. Asian physicians by age and sex, 2018
- Figure 23. American Indian or Alaska Native physicians by age and sex, 2018
- Figure 24. Hispanic or Latino physicians by age and sex, 2018
- Figure 25. White physicians by age and sex, 2018
- Figure 26. Primary care versus nonprimary care physicians by race/ethnicity, 2018
- Table 11. Major Professional Activity of Physicians by Race/Ethnicity, 2018
- Table 12. Practice Specialty, Females by Race/Ethnicity, 2018
- Table 13. Practice Specialty, Males by Race/Ethnicity, 2018