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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Periodo contemplato
2018-2021
Periodicità
Irregolare
Suddivisione territoriale
Svizzera
Fonte/i
Ufficio federale di statistica
Numero UST
2023-0177-e
Condizioni d’uso
OPEN-BY
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Tipo di articolo:
Comunicato stampa
Pubblicato il:
24.11.2023
Tema:
Salute

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