Consultation of a medical doctor (in private practice or as outpatient) per inhabitant - historical data (1960-2013) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
10.06 Number per inhabitant
Slovakia
Lowest
2.06 Number per inhabitant
Cyprus
Median
5.27 Number per inhabitant
Years covered
62
1960–2021
Data points
1,395
What the numbers show
Consultation of a medical doctor (in private practice or as outpatient) per inhabitant - historical data (1960-2013) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 10.06 Number per inhabitant in Slovakia; the lowest is 2.06 Number per inhabitant in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.27 Number per inhabitant, and the mean is 5.79 Number per inhabitant.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 51.6%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 32.3%).
Consultation of a medical doctor (in private practice or as): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 10.06 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 1 | Slovakia | 10.06 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 3 | Hungary | 9.66 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 9.5 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 9.1 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 8.5 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands | 8.4 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 8.4 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 7.32 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 7.24 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 7.2 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 6.8 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 6.8 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.26 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 6.26 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 6.17 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 17 | Iceland | 5.9 Number per inhabitant | 2014 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 5.8 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 5.76 Number per inhabitant | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 5.5 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 5.4 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 5.29 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 5.25 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 5.2 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 5.2 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 5.1 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 5.1 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 5.07 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 5.07 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5 Number per inhabitant | 2009 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 5 Number per inhabitant | 2009 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | France | 4.95 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 4.6 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 4.37 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 4.2 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 4.1 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 4.1 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 4.1 Number per inhabitant | 2012 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 3.9 Number per inhabitant | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 3.8 Number per inhabitant | 2021 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 2.69 Number per inhabitant | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 2.2 Number per inhabitant | 2013 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 2.19 Number per inhabitant | 2020 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 2.06 Number per inhabitant | 2018 | down 3.3% | rising |