STATISTICS OF THE EHPBA
According to a survey in 2005 IHPBA counts 1012 members, whereof ~ 40% (423) are EHPBA members. The demographics of the EHPBA / IHPBA members are presented in the Table below.
The median age of EHPBA / IHPBA members is 47, and 63% of members are under 50 years of age. In all, 98% are men, and only 2% are women. Approximately 40% of the membership resides in the European / African region, 38% int the Asian/Pacific region, and 22% in the Americas.
Of the survey respondents, 96% described their primary speciality as surgery, whereas 3% specializied in gastroenterology or hepatology, and only 1% stated that they were radiologists, basic scientists or any other medical specialty (Figure).
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