The figures of medical malpractices are worrying. In fact, they are increasing day in day out. Not even the developed countries with some of the best laws are spared. Countries like the USA have been unable to tame the vice, prompting the question: where are the regulators? Are they sleeping on their jobs? And what are the exact figures?
You don’t have to be told that medical malpractice causes up to 160,000 deaths yearly in the USA alone. So what does this mean? It means you are not safe in the hands of medical doctors unless you understand and get to know the best. Some of them conduct grave 
mistakes when conducting procedures on their patients. In fact, it has been established that diagnostic errors are some of the deadliest mistakes made by American medical providers. Consequently, a rough figure of between 80,000 and 160,000 deaths annually is witnessed according to Hopkins research report of 2013.
As per the figures from the medical malpractice lawyers, data from over 350,000 malpractice cases for 25 years in the USA was examined and results tabulated. The research revealed that 70% of the cases resulted from diagnostic errors. As a result, they led to the biggest compensation-$38.8 billion(between 1986-2010).
Also, according to a Health Grades Patient Safety in Hospitals Study obtained by medical malpractice lawyers, roughly 195,000 patients from the USA die annually from errors in hospitals which can be prevented. And if the research is anything to go by, it is estimated that only 1.14 million out of 37 million patients lodged suits against the USA doctors from the year 2000-2002. This indicates that around 19000 malpractice suits are logged in the USA annually. This represents the largest number of suits in the world.This means, accountability among the doctors is in the fall. Very worrying figures. In addition, a similar research from the University of 
Californian establishes that sexual misconduct is the most common malpractices reported over the years in the USA alone. And these figures are on the rise.
A research by a team of lawyers specializing on medical malpractices from Canada conducted, it was established that over 600 Canadian doctors provided standard services as stipulated by their regulatory body between 2000-2009.The reports went on to point out that 92% of these doctors were men who had been practicing medicine for over 28 years. In addition, 99% were from the private sector. Interestingly, it was estimated that sexual misconduct, the standard of care, and unprofessional conduct accounted for 20%, 19%, and 16% respectively.