Medical practices and primary care medicine in Switzerland 2018-2021 Primary care doctors: half as many doctors per inhabitant in rural areas as in towns

Primary care doctors: half as many doctors per inhabitant in rural areas as in towns

24.11.2023 - At the end of 2021, 9184 primary care doctors were working in Switzerland. The working week of doctors in rural areas was on average 8% longer (in hours) than that of doctors in towns. There was one primary care doctor per 1000 inhabitants in urban centres and 0.4 per 1000 inhabitants in rural areas. These are some of the results from a new publication from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Période d'observation
2018-2021
Périodicité
Irrégulier
Niveau géographique
Suisse
Éditeur
Office fédéral de la statistique
Source(s)
Office fédéral de la statistique
Numéro OFS
2023-0177-e
Copyright
Office fédéral de la statistique (Ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet/une nouvelle fenêtre)
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OPEN-BY
Utilisation libre - Obligation d’indiquer la source
Type d'article:
Communiqué de presse
Publié le:
24.11.2023
Thème:
Santé

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