Statistical Data
General Demographics
Figure 1: The following map highlights in blue the various countries where IBHRE recipients are located.
IBHRE Recipient Countries
| Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt England Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland |
India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Northern Ireland Norway Oman Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania |
Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Trinidad & Tobago United Arab Emirates United States Vietnam Wales |
Figure 2: The chart includes numbers of current certifications, not individuals. Some persons have earned more than one IBHRE credential. It does not include the Japan administration of the CCDS-JDR exam. Those numbers can be found below.
Figure 3: The pie chart divides the total number of certified physicians and allied professionals by classification.
CERTIFIED CARDIAC DEVICE SPECIALIST (CCDS) EXAM FOR THE PHYSICIAN
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail
| Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
| 2015 | 82 | 65 | 17 | 79.26% |
| 2016 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 80.95% |
| 2017 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 78.57% |
| 2018 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 74.66% |
| 2019 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 78.46% |
| Total* | 704 | 540 | 154 | |
| Average Pass Rate | 76.67% |
*These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
CERTIFIED CARDIAC DEVICE SPECIALIST (CCDS) EXAM FOR THE ALLIED PROFESSIONAL
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail
| Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
| 2015 | 474 | 340 | 134 | 71.72% |
| 2016 | 431 | 271 | 160 | 62.87% |
| 2017 | 448 | 316 | 132 | 70.53% |
| 2018 | 502 | 352 | 150 | 70.20% |
| 2019 | 528 | 358 | 170 | 67.80% |
| Total* | 4504 | 3051 | 1353 | |
| Average Pass Rate | 67.73% |
*Does not include the Japan administration of the exam. This information can be found below. These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
Certified Cardiac Device Specialist - Japan Device Representative (CCDS-JDR) Exam For the Allied Professional
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the Japan administration of the exam for the last five years.
Pass/Fail
| Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
| 2016 | 325 | 138 | 187 | 42.46% |
| 2017 | 731 | 408 | 323 | 55.81% |
| 2018 | 864 | 528 | 336 | 61.11% |
| January 2019 | 869 | 447 | 422 | 51.44% |
| July 2019 | 446 | 167 | 279 | 37.44% |
| January 2020 | 511 | 219 | 292 | 42.86% |
| July 2020 | 323 | 125 | 198 | 38.70% |
| Total* | 7537 | 3847 | 396 | |
| Average Pass Rate | 50.96% |
*These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
CERTIFIED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SPECIALIST - ADULT (CEPS-A) and CERTIFIED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SPECIALIST - PEDIATRIC (CEPS-P) EXAMS FOR THE PHYSICIAN
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail
| Date | Pediatric Examinees | Pediatric Pass | Adult Examinees | Adult Pass | Total Pass Rate |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 86.60% |
| 2015 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 90.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 80.76% |
| Total | 119 | 116 | 188 | 138 | |
| Average Pass Rate | 82.74% |
CERTIFIED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SPECIALIST (CEPS) EXAM FOR THE ALLIED PROFESSIONAL
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail – Allied Professional EP
| Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
| 2015 | 224 | 171 | 53 | 76.33% |
| 2016 | 218 | 168 | 50 | 77.06% |
| 2017 | 216 | 171 | 45 | 79.16% |
| 2018 | 248 | 196 | 52 | 79.03% |
| 2019 | 238 | 173 | 65 | 72.68% |
| Total* | 1909 | 1492 | 415 | |
| Average Pass Rate | 78.15% |
*These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.