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Health resources

Health service in the Nordic region is public and, to a large extent, financed through taxes or through compulsory health insurance schemes. All the Nordic countries have well-established systems of primary health care and well-developed hospital services with advanced specialist treatment. Treatment by specialists is also offered outside of hospitals. For more information on Nordic Statistics: https://www.nordicstatistics.org

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  • Health care spending

    This indicator shows how many euro in per cent of GDP the Nordic region spend on health care. Data is available for Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Denmark: Public and private expenditure are current expenditure (i.e. does not include investments). For more information on Nordic Statistics: https://www.nordicstatistics.org

  • Hospital beds

    This indicator shows the total number of hospital beds per 100 000 inhabitants in the Nordic region. Data is available for Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland. Finland: The number of beds has been calculated by dividing the total number of bed-days by 365. Iceland: Calculated from bed-days and a 90 per cent occupational rate. Sweden: Average number of disposable beds. For more information on Nordic Statistics: https://www.nordicstatistics.org

  • Doctors and dentists

    This indicator shows the number of doctors and dentists, respectively, per 100 000 inhabitants, calculated as the number of man years. Data is available for Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland. For more information on Nordic Statistics: https://www.nordicstatistics.org

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