2.4.1. Key data on health care (1960–)

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Year Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP Active physiciansa GPs and paediatricians Number of population per one GP and family paediatrician Number of active hospital bedsb Pharmacies Number of population per one pharmacy Pharmacists
total per ten thousand inhabitants total per ten thousand inhabitants total per ten thousand inhabitants
1960 .. 14 295 14.3 .. .. .. 72 351 72.3 .. .. ..
1961 .. 14 822 14.7 .. .. .. 73 332 73.0 .. .. ..
1962 .. 15 724 15.6 .. .. .. 75 328 74.8 .. .. ..
1963 .. 16 364 16.2 .. .. .. 76 546 75.7 .. .. ..
1964 .. 16 978 16.7 .. .. .. 77 655 76.6 .. .. ..
1965 .. 17 528 17.2 .. .. .. 79 201 77.9 .. .. ..
1966 .. 17 948 17.6 .. .. .. 80 923 79.3 .. .. ..
1967 .. 18 777 18.3 .. .. .. 83 033 81.1 .. .. ..
1968 .. 19 290 18.8 .. .. .. 83 769 81.5 .. .. ..
1969 .. 19 902 19.3 .. .. .. 84 848 82.2 .. .. ..
1970 .. 20 491 19.8 .. .. .. 85 768 82.9 .. .. ..
1971 .. 21 066 20.3 .. .. .. 86 044 82.9 .. .. ..
1972 .. 21 843 21.0 .. .. .. 87 297 83.9 .. .. ..
1973 .. 22 510 21.6 .. .. .. 87 675 84.0 .. .. ..
1974 .. 23 095 22.0 .. .. .. 88 601 84.4 .. .. ..
1975 .. 23 588 22.3 .. .. .. 90 180 85.4 .. .. ..
1976 .. 24 123 22.7 .. .. .. 91 758 86.4 .. .. ..
1977 .. 24 793 23.3 .. .. .. 92 363 86.6 .. .. ..
1978 .. 25 444 23.8 .. .. .. 92 497 86.6 .. .. ..
1979 .. 26 311 24.6 .. .. .. 93 069 86.9 .. .. ..
1980 .. 26 898 25.1 .. .. .. 95 539 89.2 .. .. ..
1981 .. 27 449 25.7 .. .. .. 96 882 90.6 .. .. ..
1982 .. 28 098 26.3 .. .. .. 98 535 92.3 .. .. ..
1983 .. 28 358 26.7 .. .. .. 99 063 93.1 .. .. ..
1984 .. 29 010 27.4 .. .. .. 100 277 94.6 .. .. ..
1985 .. 29 524 28.0 .. .. .. 102 348 96.9 .. .. ..
1986 .. 30 245 28.8 .. .. .. 103 777 98.8 .. .. ..
1987 .. 30 794 29.4 .. .. .. 104 581 99.9 .. .. ..
1988 .. 31 160 29.9 .. .. .. 104 832 100.6 .. .. ..
1989 .. 31 537 30.4 .. .. .. 104 951 101.2 .. .. ..
1990 .. 32 883 31.7 5 957 5.7 1 742 101 954 98.3 1 479 7 001 3 390
1991 .. 33 859 32.6 6 042 5.8 1 714 100 747 97.1 1 455 7 104 3 344
1992 .. 34 546 33.3 6 155 6.0 1 679 98 532 95.1 1 738 5 932 ..
1993 .. 34 093 32.9 6 381 6.2 1 616 100 438 97.0 1 829 5 619 3 265
1994 .. 34 622 33.5 6 511 6.3 1 578 98 453 95.2 1 963 5 219 3 306
1995 .. 34 634 33.6 6 538 6.4 1 567 92 603 89.7 2 024 5 046 3 422
1996 .. 35 026 34.0 6 623 6.5 1 542 91 514 88.8 2 001 5 085 4 104
1997 .. 35 477 34.5 6 716 6.6 1 515 83 485 81.2 1 965 5 158 4 766
1998 .. 36 143 35.2 6 780 6.7 1 495 83 770 81.7 1 972 5 118 4 789
1999 .. 36 386 35.6 6 741 6.7 1 497 83 992 82.2 1 985 5 060 4 762
2000 .. 30 695 30.1 6 729 6.6 1 516 83 430 81.8 1 999 4 993 4 905
2001 .. 33 088 32.5 6 713 6.6 1 516 80 504 79.1 1 999 4 972 5 024
2002 .. 37 295 36.8 6 704 6.6 1 513 80 340 79.2 2 002 4 963 5 070
2003 8.1 38 241 37.8 6 688 6.6 1 513 79 832 78.9 2 008 4 903 5 125
2004 7.8 38 877 38.5 6 623 6.6 1 525 79 605 78.8 2 005 4 890 5 156
2005 8.0 32 563 32.3 6 589 6.5 1 529 79 605 79.0 2 006 4 873 5 313
2006 7.8 35 572 35.3 6 559 6.5 1 535 79 847 79.3 2 010 4 835 5 364
2007 7.2 32 202 32.1 6 523 6.5 1 540 71 902 71.6 2 159 4 507 5 483
2008 7.1 36 088 36.0 6 560 6.5 1 529 70 971 70.8 2 351 4 270 5 773
2009 7.2 35 196 35.1 6 519 6.5 1 536 71 064 71.0 2 412 4 032 5 731
2010 7.5 33 943 34.0 6 451 6.5 1 548 71 216 71.3 2 465 3 935 5 821
2011 7.5 34 736 35.0 6 442 6.5 1 542 71 160 71.6 2 437 3 979 5 741
2012 7.4 36 250 36.6 6 415 6.5 1 545 68 845 69.5 2 331 4 137 5 679
2013 7.2 37 711 38.2 6 345 6.4 1 557 69 184 70.0 2 286 4 213 5 721
2014 7.1 38 994 39.6 6 343 6.4 1 554 68 774 69.8 2 319 4 255 5 702
2015 6.9 35 854 36.5 6 277 6.4 1 566 68 613 69.8 2 303 4 269 5 944
2016 7.0 37 598 38.4 6 199 6.3 1 581 68 301 69.7 2 278 4 301 6 002
2017 6.7c 39 132 40.0 6 173 6.3 1 584 68 263 69.8 2 293 4 264 6 065
2018 6.6c 39 948 40.9 6 082 6.2 1 607 68 112 69.7 2 289 4 269 6 104
2019 .. 41 282 42.3 6 013 6.2 1 625 67 806 69.4 2 279 4 292 6 134
aSource: Ministry of Human Capacities. Data on physicians temporarily deleted excluded in 2005–2006.  bSource: National Institute of Health Insurance Fund Management. Without the data on hospitals belonging to the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice from1990 to1992, to Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice since 1993 and to the Ministry of Interior since 2012. Comparability of data are restricted due to the significant structural reform in July 2012.  cOn 15 January 2021 a data correction was made. The reason for the correction: editorial error.  Revised data 

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