Statistics Norway

Spesialized health services. Somatic care

1   Number of calculated man-years1 in general (somatic) institutions, by category of personnel. 1993-2002
Category of personnel 1993 1994 19952 1996 1997 1998 1999 20003 2001 2002
Man-years, total 49 008 49 598 51 857 53 614 54 832 57 183 58 907 60 927 62 118 63 767
Physicians 4 969 5 134 5 481 5 783 6 244 6 655 6 916 7 147 7 323 7 371
Nurses 16 337 16 768 17 833 18 690 19 678 20 446 21 337 21 573 21 734 22 641
Auxiliary nursing personnel 6 145 5 954 5 884 5 766 5 646 5 523 5 459 5 497 5 385 5 373
Other personel in clientdirected services4  659  630  777  775  613  736  469 1 025 1 138 1 245
Midwives  921  937  991 1 057 1 065 1 100 1 150 1 182 1 201 1 224
Physiotherapists  782  834  878  911  936 1 000 1 036 1 233 1 281 1 281
Medical laboratory technicians 2 447 2 541 2 611 2 758 2 815 2 960 3 043 3 095 3 234 3 326
Radiographers  845  978  976  999 1 055 1 183 1 236 1 293 1 407 1 387
Occupational therapists  199  208  229  262  280  319  330  356  349  352
Professional health workers for mentally retarded - - -  112  111  116  128  124  191  157
Social workers5  168  174  188  179  188  183  200  204  227  226
Psychologists 91  120  138  165  175  162  178  181  168  190
Other personnel 15 447 15 319 15 871 16 158 16 026 16 800 17 424 18 018 18 480 18 993
1  Man-years are the sum of full-time employed and part-time employed (calculated in to full-time employed) by the end of the year.
2  Private hospitals that are not a part of public health plans are included from 1995.
3  From 2000 private institutions for rehabilitation are included.
4  The increase in man-years for this category of personnel from 1999 to 2000 may be due to changes in the forms we receive from the institutions.
5  College-trained.

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