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Key figures

PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Nurses 85.90%
Main prescribers: General practitioners 98.29%
RATE OF USE
Number of services per year 96,994
Average occurrence per patient per day (services) 1.64
Average occurrence per patient per year (days) 2.07
Total average occurrence 3.40
Estimated number of patients per year 28,653
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons) 248.71
Percentage of outpatient care 100.00%
POPULATION
Median age 68 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.14
Percentage of women 44.41%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.77
TRENDS
Trend 2019-2023 6.39%
Trend 2019-2021 9.36%
Trend 2021-2023 3.49%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021 66.92
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 64.62
Max/min ratio of rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons, by region) 6.50
Max/min ratio of rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons, by district) 31.57
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Annual expenditure 2,463,409
Average annual expenditure per insured 0.21
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured(by region) 6.41
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured(by district) 44.48
Average annual expenditure per patient 85.97

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