This statistic shows the percentage of physicians in the United States who expressed burn-out from 2013 to 2020, by gender. It was found that female physicians consistently reported feeling burned-out more than male physicians, with 55 percent of female physicians feeling burned-out in 2016, compared to 46 percent of male physicians.
Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2021, by gender*
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Medscape. (January 22, 2021). Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2021, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617619/burn-out-in-us-physicians-gender/
Medscape. "Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2021, by gender*." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617619/burn-out-in-us-physicians-gender/
Medscape. (2021). Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2021, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617619/burn-out-in-us-physicians-gender/
Medscape. "Burn-out among U.S. Physicians from 2013 to 2021, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617619/burn-out-in-us-physicians-gender/
Medscape, Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2021, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617619/burn-out-in-us-physicians-gender/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2021, by gender* [Graph], Medscape, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/617619/burn-out-in-us-physicians-gender/