Healthcare
How Millennial Doctors Are Transforming Medicine
How Millennial Doctors Are Transforming Medicine
Changing healthcare models, groundbreaking advancements in the health technology sector, and shifting standards of patient care—they’re all contributing to a new era of medicine. But arguably one of the biggest changes will be the faces that greet us at a clinic or hospital.
Today’s infographic from Publicis Health illustrates the emerging generation of millennial doctors, and why they’re on the cusp of transforming the healthcare industry.
The Changing Face of Medicine
The doctor is in, but it’s probably not who you’re thinking of. Most people expect to see an older white male as their healthcare provider, yet today’s physicians are straying from this stereotype:
- Increasingly diverse
44% of U.S. medical school graduates in 2018 were of a racial minority background. - Millennial women
61% of physicians under the age of 35 are females. - Digital-focused
They’re adept at practicing medicine with digital tools, like electronic health records and telemedicine.
These younger doctors face intense financial pressure from student loans as they enter the workforce—an average of $190,000 to be precise—and it’s part of the reason that they’re more likely than their Gen X and Boomer counterparts to take jobs in hospital networks.
Shifting practices are also altering interactions between these new doctors and their patients. As patients increasingly behave like consumers, they have to keep pace with their demands for shared decision-making and higher personalization.
- Millennial doctors spend over 8 hours a day on screens: 5 hours using
electronic health records, and 3 hours more consulting external search websites. - 37% of them also rely on social networks and message boards for work, compared to 25% of their peers aged 55 and above.
The silver lining? These new doctors are digital natives first, which means they’re comfortable using tools to help them practice medicine more efficiently than their predecessors.
Bridging the Gap for Millennial Doctors
The new profile of healthcare providers are seeing the lines between their work settings and everyday lives being increasingly blurred. When they don their “white coat” persona, millennial doctors are aware that they’re always under the microscope.
- 77% of patients rely on online reviews before choosing a physician
- 80% of consumers trust online reviews alongside personal recommendations
- 60% of consumers read four or more reviews before deciding on a doctor
As consumers themselves, millennial physicians are also constantly bombarded with content. They’re active on social media during their “blue jeans” moments, allowing them to engage with patients even in their downtime. This entirely new environment propels their healthcare decision-making in radical ways.
Credible channels, actionable data dashboards, personalized communication, and patient-centric tools all contribute towards the industry’s attempts to bridge this gap for millennial doctors and their patients—to reach them at the right place, at the right time.
Countries
Charted: The World’s Aging Population from 1950 to 2100
This graphic visualizes the world’s aging population, showing data for every country and territory around the world.

Charted: The World’s Aging Population from 1950 to 2100
As demographics continue to shift in the 21st century, the world’s aging population will continue to be a focal point for many global decision makers.
Most countries around the world have experienced population explosions, or are about to. Combine this with declining birth rates and falling mortality rates, and it’s clear that the global senior population will continue to reach new heights.
These graphics by Pablo Alvarez use data from the 2022 UN World Population Prospects to visualize this increasing aging population across countries.
The World’s Aging Population from 1950 to 2100
In 2022, there were 771 million people aged 65+ years globally, accounting for almost 10% of the world’s population.
This segment has been growing at an increasing rate, and it’s expected to hit 16% in 2050, and eventually 24% by 2100. Here’s what that’s projected to look like, for every country and territory.
Country by Population Aged +65 Years | 1950 | 2022 | 2100 |
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🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 2.85% | 2.39% | 16.03% |
🇦🇱 Albania | 6.04% | 16.66% | 49.08% |
🇩🇿 Algeria | 3.49% | 6.39% | 28.83% |
🇦🇸 American Samoa | 2.38% | 7.27% | 45.41% |
🇦🇩 Andorra | 10.02% | 14.98% | 37.04% |
🇦🇴 Angola | 2.93% | 2.6% | 12.07% |
🇦🇮 Anguilla | 3.69% | 10.71% | 37.49% |
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 4.14% | 10.63% | 35.4% |
🇦🇷 Argentina | 4.13% | 11.92% | 31.79% |
🇦🇲 Armenia | 8.17% | 13.15% | 36.13% |
🇦🇼 Aruba | 1.77% | 16.15% | 36.51% |
🇦🇺 Australia | 8.17% | 16.9% | 31.38% |
🇦🇹 Austria | 10.42% | 19.81% | 33.93% |
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 6.89% | 7.11% | 30.5% |
🇧🇸 Bahamas | 4.76% | 8.89% | 29.58% |
🇧🇭 Bahrain | 2.88% | 3.76% | 21.89% |
🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 3.9% | 6.04% | 32.56% |
🇧🇧 Barbados | 5.24% | 16.28% | 33.19% |
🇧🇾 Belarus | 8.24% | 17.18% | 30.45% |
🇧🇪 Belgium | 11.03% | 19.73% | 32.83% |
🇧🇿 Belize | 3.57% | 5.09% | 29.21% |
🇧🇯 Benin | 7.85% | 3.06% | 11.03% |
🇧🇲 Bermuda | 5.71% | 20.41% | 37.73% |
🇧🇹 Bhutan | 2.53% | 6.25% | 33.35% |
🇧🇴 Bolivia | 6.11% | 4.85% | 21.75% |
🇧🇶 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 14.22% | 13.84% | 28.94% |
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.95% | 18.4% | 36.4% |
🇧🇼 Botswana | 4.32% | 3.65% | 17.96% |
🇧🇷 Brazil | 2.39% | 9.88% | 33.52% |
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 8.63% | 9.95% | 32.47% |
🇧🇳 Brunei | 4.85% | 6.17% | 30.93% |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 6.66% | 22.38% | 37.13% |
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 2.01% | 2.53% | 13.07% |
🇧🇮 Burundi | 3.22% | 2.48% | 13.23% |
🇰🇭 Cambodia | 2.67% | 5.81% | 26.43% |
🇨🇲 Cameroon | 3.47% | 2.67% | 11.89% |
🇨🇦 Canada | 7.7% | 19.03% | 31.55% |
🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 3.67% | 5.55% | 32.63% |
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 6.05% | 8.17% | 28.75% |
🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 5.% | 2.51% | 11.43% |
🇹🇩 Chad | 4.33% | 2.01% | 9.64% |
🇨🇱 Chile | 3.3% | 13.03% | 36.61% |
🇨🇳 China | 5.04% | 13.72% | 40.93% |
🇨🇴 Colombia | 3.22% | 9.% | 34.49% |
🇰🇲 Comoros | 3.8% | 4.28% | 17.81% |
🇨🇬 Congo | 3.36% | 2.72% | 11.99% |
🇨🇰 Cook Islands | 2.94% | 11.73% | 29.75% |
🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 2.97% | 10.83% | 36.99% |
🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 2.21% | 2.4% | 10.86% |
🇭🇷 Croatia | 7.82% | 22.36% | 37.03% |
🇨🇺 Cuba | 4.36% | 15.81% | 36.31% |
🇨🇼 Curacao | 5.82% | 14.95% | 30.46% |
🇨🇾 Cyprus | 5.95% | 14.83% | 33.36% |
🇨🇿 Czechia | 8.29% | 20.64% | 26.94% |
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.77% | 2.92% | 10.62% |
🇩🇰 Denmark | 9.04% | 20.49% | 30.45% |
🇩🇯 Djibouti | 1.99% | 4.54% | 19.68% |
🇩🇲 Dominica | 7.67% | 9.53% | 34.28% |
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2.72% | 7.4% | 30.47% |
🇪🇨 Ecuador | 5.2% | 7.83% | 31.97% |
🇪🇬 Egypt | 2.95% | 4.83% | 21.77% |
🇸🇻 El Salvador | 3.93% | 8.22% | 36.02% |
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 5.53% | 3.12% | 15.13% |
🇪🇷 Eritrea | 3.2% | 4.01% | 19.86% |
🇪🇪 Estonia | 10.56% | 20.58% | 34.15% |
🇸🇿 Eswatini | 2.68% | 4.% | 16.26% |
🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 3.01% | 3.14% | 18.6% |
🇫🇴 Faeroe Islands | 7.59% | 17.92% | 26.91% |
🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | 8.27% | 11.08% | 35.86% |
🇫🇯 Fiji | 5.99% | 5.9% | 20.6% |
🇫🇮 Finland | 6.63% | 23.27% | 34.04% |
🇫🇷 France | 11.39% | 21.66% | 34.23% |
🇬🇫 French Guiana | 7.96% | 5.98% | 21.13% |
🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 3.% | 10.07% | 37.85% |
🇬🇦 Gabon | 7.21% | 3.89% | 16.25% |
🇬🇲 Gambia | 2.5% | 2.43% | 16.06% |
🇬🇪 Georgia | 9.35% | 14.61% | 31.19% |
🇩🇪 Germany | 9.46% | 22.41% | 33.72% |
🇬🇭 Ghana | 4.62% | 3.55% | 15.91% |
🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 6.94% | 20.84% | 37.63% |
🇬🇷 Greece | 6.8% | 22.82% | 37.52% |
🇬🇱 Greenland | 3.06% | 10.02% | 29.16% |
🇬🇩 Grenada | 5.12% | 10.07% | 30.54% |
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | 5.51% | 20.04% | 34.45% |
🇬🇺 Guam | 1.11% | 11.84% | 31.19% |
🇬🇹 Guatemala | 2.31% | 4.91% | 28.05% |
🇬🇬 Guernsey | 11.96% | 16.64% | 35.4% |
🇬🇳 Guinea | 5.39% | 3.32% | 14.% |
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 3.45% | 2.82% | 14.34% |
🇬🇾 Guyana | 3.89% | 6.28% | 28.94% |
🇭🇹 Haiti | 3.64% | 4.54% | 19.07% |
🇭🇳 Honduras | 3.96% | 4.27% | 26.5% |
🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 2.48% | 20.47% | 41.64% |
🇭🇺 Hungary | 7.81% | 20.01% | 31.85% |
🇮🇸 Iceland | 7.52% | 15.33% | 34.25% |
🇮🇳 India | 3.1% | 6.9% | 29.81% |
🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1.74% | 6.86% | 25.28% |
🇮🇷 Iran | 5.22% | 7.62% | 33.72% |
🇮🇶 Iraq | 2.79% | 3.41% | 18.44% |
🇮🇪 Ireland | 10.99% | 15.14% | 32.48% |
🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 13.9% | 22.29% | 31.8% |
🇮🇱 Israel | 4.% | 12.04% | 25.97% |
🇮🇹 Italy | 8.09% | 24.05% | 38.19% |
🇯🇲 Jamaica | 3.83% | 7.45% | 44.05% |
🇯🇵 Japan | 4.89% | 29.92% | 38.7% |
🇯🇪 Jersey | 12.34% | 16.22% | 30.52% |
🇯🇴 Jordan | 5.03% | 3.84% | 27.3% |
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 6.47% | 8.04% | 19.58% |
🇰🇪 Kenya | 5.28% | 2.87% | 16.98% |
🇰🇮 Kiribati | 7.13% | 3.81% | 17.33% |
🇽🇰 Kosovo | 5.33% | 10.19% | 43.35% |
🇰🇼 Kuwait | 2.88% | 4.93% | 31.56% |
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 7.91% | 4.54% | 21.08% |
🇱🇦 Laos | 2.13% | 4.45% | 25.24% |
🇱🇻 Latvia | 10.12% | 21.86% | 32.86% |
🇱🇧 Lebanon | 7.24% | 9.89% | 32.11% |
🇱🇸 Lesotho | 6.34% | 4.2% | 13.44% |
🇱🇷 Liberia | 2.97% | 3.31% | 13.88% |
🇱🇾 Libya | 5.21% | 4.86% | 27.77% |
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 7.89% | 19.37% | 34.79% |
🇱🇹 Lithuania | 8.65% | 20.8% | 32.79% |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 9.71% | 15.03% | 31.55% |
🇲🇴 Macao | 3.11% | 13.% | 32.39% |
🇲🇬 Madagascar | 3.25% | 3.35% | 16.21% |
🇲🇼 Malawi | 3.06% | 2.61% | 15.61% |
🇲🇾 Malaysia | 4.91% | 7.5% | 30.78% |
🇲🇻 Maldives | 3.14% | 4.78% | 35.61% |
🇲🇱 Mali | 2.78% | 2.38% | 11.% |
🇲🇹 Malta | 7.42% | 19.13% | 38.26% |
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 5.68% | 4.56% | 17.8% |
🇲🇶 Martinique | 5.85% | 22.77% | 37.31% |
🇲🇷 Mauritania | 1.44% | 3.22% | 15.03% |
🇲🇺 Mauritius | 3.18% | 12.79% | 33.76% |
🇾🇹 Mayotte | 6.61% | 2.88% | 18.15% |
🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.99% | 8.32% | 34.88% |
🇫🇲 Micronesia (country) | 4.11% | 6.16% | 27.59% |
🇲🇩 Moldova | 7.56% | 12.98% | 26.36% |
🇲🇨 Monaco | 15.64% | 35.92% | 30.16% |
🇲🇳 Mongolia | 3.87% | 4.61% | 26.18% |
🇲🇪 Montenegro | 7.85% | 16.55% | 34.16% |
🇲🇸 Montserrat | 7.92% | 17.7% | 33.05% |
🇲🇦 Morocco | 2.86% | 7.72% | 29.97% |
🇲🇿 Mozambique | 3.13% | 2.57% | 13.43% |
🇲🇲 Myanmar | 3.21% | 6.82% | 23.69% |
🇳🇦 Namibia | 4.1% | 3.97% | 15.38% |
🇳🇷 Nauru | 8.98% | 2.5% | 15.87% |
🇳🇵 Nepal | 2.74% | 6.09% | 29.51% |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | 7.76% | 20.31% | 32.89% |
🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 5.% | 11.02% | 31.61% |
🇳🇿 New Zealand | 9.09% | 16.31% | 33.2% |
🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 2.71% | 5.29% | 28.92% |
🇳🇪 Niger | .92% | 2.4% | 9.76% |
🇳🇬 Nigeria | 3.% | 2.97% | 12.31% |
🇳🇺 Niue | 4.79% | 15.16% | 22.55% |
🇰🇵 North Korea | 2.72% | 11.71% | 30.49% |
🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 5.87% | 14.91% | 36.56% |
🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 2.95% | 10.81% | 32.09% |
🇳🇴 Norway | 9.52% | 18.44% | 31.65% |
🇴🇲 Oman | 3.05% | 2.76% | 23.96% |
🇵🇰 Pakistan | 5.48% | 4.27% | 17.23% |
🇵🇼 Palau | 8.59% | 9.93% | 21.48% |
🇵🇸 Palestine | 4.77% | 3.53% | 23.44% |
🇵🇦 Panama | 3.57% | 8.77% | 30.03% |
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 1.09% | 3.19% | 16.81% |
🇵🇾 Paraguay | 3.73% | 6.26% | 26.51% |
🇵🇪 Peru | 3.43% | 8.41% | 30.33% |
🇵🇭 Philippines | 3.56% | 5.44% | 23.38% |
🇵🇱 Poland | 5.22% | 18.55% | 35.69% |
🇵🇹 Portugal | 7.% | 22.9% | 36.28% |
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 3.63% | 22.93% | 48.9% |
🇶🇦 Qatar | 3.5% | 1.52% | 15.01% |
🇷🇪 Reunion | 3.81% | 13.28% | 32.4% |
🇷🇴 Romania | 7.16% | 18.64% | 32.22% |
🇷🇺 Russia | 4.8% | 15.8% | 27.86% |
🇷🇼 Rwanda | 2.76% | 3.2% | 17.36% |
🇧🇱 Saint Barthlemy | 7.3% | 10.61% | 43.89% |
🇸🇭 Saint Helena | 8.63% | 28.66% | 32.61% |
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.36% | 10.13% | 29.79% |
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 3.59% | 9.23% | 33.39% |
🇲🇫 Saint Martin (French part) | 4.47% | 11.14% | 30.08% |
🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6.34% | 17.32% | 33.4% |
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.71% | 10.86% | 32.34% |
🇼🇸 Samoa | 2.52% | 5.22% | 18.75% |
🇸🇲 San Marino | 10.15% | 20.47% | 35.73% |
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 3.92% | 3.76% | 15.6% |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 3.32% | 2.81% | 30.28% |
🇸🇳 Senegal | 3.42% | 3.14% | 16.54% |
🇷🇸 Serbia | 6.15% | 20.56% | 37.55% |
🇸🇨 Seychelles | 10.68% | 8.16% | 28.84% |
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 3.02% | 3.14% | 15.52% |
🇸🇬 Singapore | 2.29% | 15.12% | 36.51% |
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 12.03% | 10.57% | 34.51% |
🇸🇰 Slovakia | 6.63% | 16.98% | 33.4% |
🇸🇮 Slovenia | 7.52% | 20.96% | 33.59% |
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 4.03% | 3.47% | 15.29% |
🇸🇴 Somalia | 2.6% | 2.57% | 10.75% |
🇿🇦 South Africa | 4.06% | 5.89% | 20.55% |
🇰🇷 South Korea | 2.74% | 17.49% | 44.44% |
🇸🇸 South Sudan | 3.48% | 2.89% | 13.11% |
🇪🇸 Spain | 7.23% | 20.27% | 38.72% |
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 8.76% | 11.54% | 35.73% |
🇸🇩 Sudan | 3.03% | 3.5% | 13.28% |
🇸🇷 Suriname | 4.09% | 7.39% | 25.8% |
🇸🇪 Sweden | 10.19% | 20.25% | 31.83% |
🇨🇭 Switzerland | 9.49% | 19.31% | 32.61% |
🇸🇾 Syria | 7.66% | 4.68% | 24.62% |
🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2.11% | 16.71% | 37.32% |
🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 4.34% | 3.47% | 19.43% |
🇹🇿 Tanzania | 2.2% | 3.1% | 14.97% |
🇹🇭 Thailand | 3.21% | 15.21% | 39.17% |
🇹🇱 Timor | 3.14% | 5.21% | 25.42% |
🇹🇬 Togo | 4.29% | 3.13% | 11.77% |
🇹🇰 Tokelau | 4.7% | 8.66% | 25.03% |
🇹🇴 Tonga | 4.6% | 6.22% | 21.65% |
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 3.93% | 11.52% | 32.67% |
🇹🇳 Tunisia | 4.4% | 9.02% | 31.24% |
🇹🇷 Turkey | 3.77% | 8.64% | 33.9% |
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 5.84% | 5.15% | 21.55% |
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.79% | 10.34% | 28.25% |
🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 4.98% | 6.48% | 16.15% |
🇺🇬 Uganda | 2.87% | 1.69% | 14.33% |
🇺🇦 Ukraine | 7.54% | 18.81% | 33.2% |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 3.35% | 1.83% | 15.77% |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 10.84% | 19.17% | 32.56% |
🇺🇸 United States | 8.18% | 17.13% | 30.47% |
🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands | 7.54% | 20.42% | 39.11% |
🇺🇾 Uruguay | 8.23% | 15.58% | 35.98% |
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 5.87% | 5.14% | 22.24% |
🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 5.65% | 3.74% | 16.29% |
🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2.29% | 8.61% | 27.71% |
🇻🇳 Vietnam | 4.13% | 9.12% | 30.02% |
🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna | 1.76% | 13.47% | 32.98% |
🇪🇭 Western Sahara | 2.82% | 5.84% | 23.73% |
🇾🇪 Yemen | 3.98% | 2.66% | 18.25% |
🇿🇲 Zambia | 2.76% | 1.75% | 12.66% |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 3.18% | 3.32% | 14.22% |
🌐 World | 5.13% | 9.82% | 24.03% |
Some of the places with high elderly shares today include high-income countries like Japan (30%), Italy (24%), and Finland (23%).
The lowest shares are concentrated in the Middle East and Africa. Many countries have just 2% of their population aged 65 years and older, such as Qatar, Uganda, and Afghanistan.
But over time, almost all countries are expected to see their older population segments grow. In just three decades, it is estimated that one-in-four European, North American, and Asian residents will be over 65 years of age.
By 2100, a variety of Asian countries and island nations facing low population growth are expected to see more than one-third of their populations aged 65 years or older, including South Korea and Jamaica at 44%. However, it’s actually Albania that’s the biggest outlier overall, with a projected 49% of its population to be aged 65 and older by 2100.
Passing the Generational Torch
The challenge of an aging population is set to impact all sectors of society, including labor and financial markets, demand for housing and transportation, and especially family structures and intergenerational ties.
One way to help grasp the nature of transition is to note the changing ratio between seniors and young children in the world population, as seen in the below crossover diagram:
Dropping fertility rates, in addition to improved child and infant mortality rates, are known to have played a major role in the plateauing population of children.
However, not all countries have witnessed this crossover yet, as it usually coincides with higher levels of economic development.
As countries such as India, Brazil, and South Africa reach higher levels of per capita income, they will be likely to follow down the paths of more advanced economies, eventually experiencing similar demographic fates and challenges.
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