In 2014, the United States keep 50 slots in the list of the top 100 universities in clinical medicine and pharmacy, three shorter than in 2013. With Canada's 4 , North America remains the dominant region in the field. Europe follows with 39 institutions. Australia and Japan complete the 100 with respectively 5 and 2 slots.
The Netherlands lead the per capita ranking, followed by Switzerland, Sweden, UK and Asutralia. Most of the countries are placed above the average (red line).
World top 100 universities | |||
Country | Number | Population | Per capita |
| Million | (Nbr / Million x 100) | ||
| Australia | 5 | 23.6 | 21.2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 11.1 | 17.9 |
| Canada | 4 | 35.5 | 11.3 |
| Denmark | 1 | 5.6 | 17.7 |
| Finland | 1 | 5.4 | 18.4 |
| France | 2 | 64.6 | 3.1 |
| Germany | 3 | 82.7 | 3.6 |
| Italy | 2 | 61.1 | 3.3 |
| Japan | 2 | 127 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 16.8 | 41.7 |
| Spain | 1 | 47.1 | 2.1 |
| Sweden | 3 | 9.6 | 31.1 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 8.2 | 36.8 |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 63.5 | 22.1 |
| United States | 50 | 322.6 | 15.5 |
| Total | 100 | ||
| Median | 17.7 | ||
| Average | 16.5 | ||
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Sources: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division
