In 2013, the United States keep 53 slots in the list of the top 100 universities in clinical medicine and pharmacy, and with Canada's 5 make North America the dominant region in the field. Europe follows with 35 institutions. Latin America is present with Brazil's 1.
Switzerland leads the per capita ranking, followed by Sweden, the Netherlands, Singapore, Belgium, and Finland. Most of the countries are placed above the average (red line), suggesting a strong emphasis placed on this scientific field by a sizable group of countries.
World top 100 universities in Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy | |||
Country | Number | Population | Per capita |
| Million | (Nbr/Millionx100) | ||
| Australia | 3 | 22.0 | 13.6 |
| Belgium | 2 | 10.6 | 18.9 |
| Brazil | 1 | 205.8 | 0.5 |
| Canada | 5 | 34.6 | 14.4 |
| Finland | 1 | 5.4 | 18.7 |
| France | 3 | 63.3 | 4.7 |
| Germany | 6 | 82.1 | 7.3 |
| Italy | 1 | 59.1 | 1.7 |
| Japan | 2 | 127.2 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 16.6 | 24.1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 4.7 | 21.1 |
| Spain | 1 | 45.7 | 2.2 |
| Sweden | 3 | 9.4 | 32.1 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 7.6 | 39.2 |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 62.3 | 17.7 |
| United States | 53 | 323.4 | 16.4 |
| Median | 3 | 14.4 | |
| Average | 3 | 14.5 | |
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Sources: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division
