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Nobel Prize for Medicine


areppim column chart and statistics of Nobel prize winners in medicine or physiology from 1901 to 2023, indicating the names, nationality and affiliation where applicable. Scientific breakthroughs in physiology or medicine are a monopoly of the western world. North America and Europe collected 47% and 45% respectively of Nobel prizes in the disciplines. The 8% balance went to other nations.

 

Scientific breakthroughs in physiology or medicine are a monopoly of the western world. North America and Europe collected 47.7% and 44.7% respectively of Nobel prizes in the disciplines. The 7.7% balance went to other nations whose laureates were often affiliated with US or European institutions. It is only logical that, given their leadership in the scientific discipline, North America and Europe also play a dominant role in the pharmaceutical industry. Nevertheless, the emergence of China, India, and Israel, all in possession of a powerful, competitive mass-production pharmaceutical industries, is threatening the traditional supremacy.

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Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

1901 - 2023

Nation¹Number of awardsPercent
Argentina20.9%
Australia73.0%
Austria62.6%
Belgium41.7%
Canada41.7%
China10.4%
Denmark52.1%
France114.7%
Germany177.2%
Hungary20.9%
Ireland10.4%
Italy31.3%
Japan52.1%
Lebanon10.4%
Netherlands20.9%
New Zealand10.4%
Norway20.9%
Portugal10.4%
Russia20.9%
South Africa10.4%
Spain10.4%
Sweden93.8%
Switzerland73.0%
United Kingdom3213.6%
United States10846.0%
Total235100.0%
¹ Double nationals counted twice, once for each nationality.

 

Sources: Nobelprize