In 2022, there were an estimated 1.83 million practising physicians in the EU, and among them, over 481 000 were practising generalist doctors. General practitioners (GPs) provide comprehensive medical care for a wide range of health ...
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In 2022, 48.2% of individuals aged 65 or over in the EU were vaccinated against influenza. However, vaccination rates varied across EU countries, as did the influenza-related death rate. Vaccination among older adults Vaccination rates ...
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In 2022, an average of €3 685 per inhabitant was spent on current healthcare expenditure in the EU, an increase of 38.6% compared with 2014 (€2 658). The highest average expenditure was reported in Luxembourg (€6 590 per inhabitant), ...
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In 2022, life expectancy at birth in the EU for women (83.3 years) was 5.4 years higher than for men (77.9 years). This gender gap in favour of women persisted in all of the regions at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units ...
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In 2023, 28% of non-EU citizens living in the EU aged 65 years or over perceived themselves to be in bad or very bad state of health. By contrast, only 16.6% of older citizens from other EU countries and 18.3% of nationals reported such ...
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