Fig. 1
From: Time trends in the regional distribution of physicians, nurses and midwives in Europe
Physician distribution at national level and by region (NUTS 2) per 100,000 population in 15 countries in 2017 (or latest available year). Notes: Data end points refer to the region (NUTS2) with the highest and lowest density of physicians, and national average across all NUTS2 regions. Year: 2017, except for: Czech Republic (2013), Denmark (2016), Hungary (2016), Poland (2016), Sweden (2016). 1 In Belgium, a minimum threshold of activities (500 consultations per year) is set for general practitioners to be considered to be practising, resulting in an under-estimation compared with other countries which do not set such a threshold (OECD 2018, Health at Glance 2018). Regions with highest/lowest physician densities by country: Austria (Vienna/Burgenland), Switzerland (Zurich/Central Switzerland), Germany (Hambourg/Brandenburg), Bulgaria (North West/North Central), Sweden (Stockholm/North-Central Sweden), Denmark (Capital/North Jutland), Czechia (Praha/Central Bohemia), Netherlands (Utrecht/Flevoland), Slovakia (Bratislava/West Slovakia), Croatia (Continental Croatia/Adriatic Croatia), Hungary (Central Hungary/North Hungary), Slovenia (West Slovenia/East Slovenia), Belgium (Brabant Wallon/Luxembourg), Romania (Bucharest-Ilfov/South-Muntenia), Poland (Łódzkie/Wielkopolskie province). Sources: EUROSTAT data on physicians by NUTS2 region