Statistics Norway

General practitioners

5   Estimat1* of average number of patient contacts and consultations in the year, by sex and age. 2005
Age Patient contacts Consultations
Both sexes Men Women Both sexes Men Women
Total 4.6 3.7 5.4 2.2 1.8 2.6
00 - 01 years 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.3
02 - 04 years 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.0 2.1 1.9
05 - 14 years 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9
15 - 24 years 2.7 2.0 3.6 1.4 1.0 1.8
25 - 44 years 4.6 3.4 5.7 2.3 1.6 3.0
45 - 64 years 5.4 4.5 6.3 2.6 2.2 3.0
65 - 74 years 6.9 6.3 7.4 3.3 3.1 3.5
75 - 84 years 9.3 9.1 9.5 3.9 4.0 3.9
Older than 85 years 10.7 11.1 10.5 3.2 3.6 3.0
1*=Numbers are multiplied with four to give an estimate for the whole year. Outpatients are not included.

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