MEDpages Statistics: 17 May 2012

Here are some statistics about the quantity of MEDpages information, the frequency that it's kept updated, and the popularity of our online directory.

A record is the 'file' of information for a person/practice/organisation that MEDpages collects, stores and updates.

Quantity

Total number of records in our database: 224,983 (119,104 People and 105,879 Practices & Organisations)

Healthcare Professionals - Total records by Category1

Category	Total	Gau	WCape	KZN	Mpum	NWest	FS	Lim	ECape	NCape	Other2
Medical (GPs, Specialists, ...)	33,487	8,417	4,712	3,822	920	999	1,128	877	1,590	307	10,715
Allied (Physio's, Acupuncturists, Nurses, ...)	50,629	17,971	9,564	6,562	2,212	2,099	2,251	1,813	3,775	701	3,681
Dental	5,686	2,038	1,132	754	245	210	170	189	252	63	633
Veterinary	1,323	432	257	158	70	60	72	34	83	20	137
Non-Practitioners (CEO's, Administrators, Matrons...)	27,979	11,714	6,039	3,120	598	659	924	448	1,564	354	2,559

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2. Other includes other Southern African countries (e.g. Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, etc.), as well as other (non-African) countries.

Practices & Organisations - Total records by Category1

Category	Total	Gau	WCape	KZN	Mpum	NWest	FS	Lim	ECape	NCape	Other2
Hospitals & Clinics	15,157	3,143	2,369	1,764	435	549	581	339	1,359	282	4,336
Pharmaceutical (Manaf, Distr, Pharmacies, ...)	8,167	1,590	757	703	252	259	208	218	351	115	3,714
Social (Assoc's, Info, Support, ...)	8,237	2,292	2,036	1,429	253	290	343	166	727	124	577
Healthcare Suppliers	13,491	4,383	2,749	1,826	455	407	618	334	1,313	297	1,109
Medical Aid (Administrators, MHC, ...)	2,843	1,216	812	204	58	66	173	38	143	57	76
Medical Practices (GP, Specialist, ...)	24,202	7,601	3,714	3,233	880	912	910	750	1,378	269	4,555
Allied Practices (Physio, Acupuncturist, ...)	25,982	10,644	5,213	3,536	1,118	951	1,136	1,004	1,362	311	707
Dental Practices	5,034	1,772	934	751	237	191	146	185	252	63	503
Veterinary Practices	2,766	927	763	416	87	84	91	41	175	25	157

1. Click on a category to see more detail.

2. Other includes other Southern African countries (e.g. Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, etc.), as well as other (non-African) countries.

Update Frequency
We keep our data current. Our dedicated staff continuously call to make sure all our records contain the latest up-to-date information.
	17 May 2012	In the last 7 days	In the last month	In the last year
Newly added records	77	692	1,889	39,730
Updated records	2,915	19,639	65,383	1,092,167

Online Directory Popularity

Number of searches performed on MEDpages online.