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Death, bulk-billing and hospital beds: Australia’s health system in numbers

We have collated a grab bag of figures from the Productivity Commission's latest report of government services.

Every week, statistics pour down from governments to give a picture of Australia’s health system and its workings.

This is not a comprehensive summary but a grab bag of figures from the Productivity Commission’s latest report of government services — from death rates to cancer diagnoses.

How many GPs in Australia?

In 2024, the report says there were 40,375 GPs practising. When it comes to FTE, the number is 29,976 or 110.2 per 100,000 population, slightly down from the year before.

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