Doctors Have Lower Mortality Rates than the General Population but More Young People Die
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Cancer is the main cause of death among physicians, followed by heart diseases and cerebrovascular ailments, which occupy the second and third positions. These data reflect a mortality structure similar to that observed in the general population, although with lower overall rates in the medical profession according to the study 'The mortality of doctors in Spain: analysis of the causes of death during the period 2003-2022', presented on Wednesda…
The doctors had lower mortality rates than those of the general population during the period 2003-2022, according to a study by the Collegiate Medical Organization (WTO) and the National Institute of Statistics (INE), which still specifies that doctors who die do so at a younger age than non-medical doctors.
Profession Rosalía Sierra Estudio OMC Suicide is the only one of the main causes of death whose rate increased among Spanish doctors during the two decades analyzed in a new study by the Collegiate Medical Organization (OMC) and the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Between 2003 and 2022, the rate went from 4.7 to 7.7 suicides per 100,000 physicians, with an average annual increase of 1.87%, although without reaching statistical significan…
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