The data displays the number of inactive doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2013. In 1975, there were 21,449 inactive doctors in the U.S. Two decades later, the number of inactive doctors stood at some 72 thousand.
2013 | 147676 | 43536 | |
2012 | 142716 | 57649 | 422 |
2011 | 134168 | 60131 | 844 |
2010 | 125928 | 64153 | 432 |
2009 | 121704 | 57427 | 440 |
2008 | 119239 | 50347 | 439 |
2007 | 111551 | 52740 | 459 |
2006 | 108344 | 46252 | 472 |
2005 | 99823 | 39304 | 488 |
2000 | 75168 | 45136 | 1098 |
1995 | 72326 | 20579 | 1977 |
1985 | 38646 | 13950 | 2980 |
1975 | 21449 | 26145 | 5868 |