Consultations with physicians
On this page, you will find answers to how many people visited a physician and the number of contacts with physicians since 2006. You can also find out how many men and women visited a physician, chiropractor or other treatment provider under the public health insurance, and the public expenditure on these treatment providers.
Selected statistics on Consultations of physicians
Number of men and women who were in contact with a physician etc.
The primary source is LUNA, which is the IT system used by the regions to process reimbursements for health insurance services. Additionally, there are supplementary sources regarding services from the tariff folders.
Internal Statistics Denmark sources:
- The register of population statistics (ancestry)
- The register of income statistics (level of income) for the previous year
- The Employment Classification Module (SOCIO13) as of December 31st of the previous year – Education (BUE): Highest completed level of education as of 30 September of the previous year.
- The Relatives Register (resident parents, relatives, partner)
Public expenditure on treatment providers under the public health insurance.
Here you can see the public expenditure on the various treatment providers under the public health insurance.
The primary source is LUNA, which is the IT system used by the regions to process reimbursements for health insurance services. Additionally, there are supplementary sources regarding services from the tariff folders.
Internal Statistics Denmark sources:
- The register of population statistics (ancestry)
- The register of income statistics (level of income) for the previous year
- The Employment Classification Module (SOCIO13) as of December 31st of the previous year – Education (BUE): Highest completed level of education as of 30 September of the previous year.
- The Relatives Register (resident parents, relatives, partner)
Development in the number of people who were in contact with a physician
The primary source is LUNA, which is the IT system used by the regions to process reimbursements for health insurance services. Additionally, there are supplementary sources regarding services from the tariff folders.
Internal Statistics Denmark sources:
- The register of population statistics (ancestry)
- The register of income statistics (level of income) for the previous year
- The Employment Classification Module (SOCIO13) as of December 31st of the previous year – Education (BUE): Highest completed level of education as of 30 September of the previous year.
- The Relatives Register (resident parents, relatives, partner)
Development in the number of contacts with a physician
The primary source is LUNA, which is the IT system used by the regions to process reimbursements for health insurance services. Additionally, there are supplementary sources regarding services from the tariff folders.
Internal Statistics Denmark sources:
- The register of population statistics (ancestry)
- The register of income statistics (level of income) for the previous year
- The Employment Classification Module (SOCIO13) as of December 31st of the previous year – Education (BUE): Highest completed level of education as of 30 September of the previous year.
- The Relatives Register (resident parents, relatives, partner)
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the statistics Coverage of general practitioners is to shed light on geographical differences in the coverage of general practitioners in Denmark. The statistics are used to compare different municipality groups' coverage of general practitioners and gain insight into which geographical areas show signs of a shortage of general practitioners. The statistics are newly developed and cover the period from 2015 and onwards. The statistics are comparable throughout the period.
The purpose of the statistics "Distance to general practitioner" is to shed light on possible connections between distance to general practitioners and use, or lack of use, of general practitioners.
These statistics focus on the consumption of health care services within the primary public health care sector . The statistics are based on annual extracts from LUNA, which is the IT system used by the regions to settle accounts for health services with the individual providers (e.g., physicians, dentists, etc.). The statistics are comparable from 2006 onwards.
The purpose of the statistics Overweight among children is to shed light on geographical differences in overweight among children in Denmark. The statistics are used to compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in different municipality groups. The statistics are newly developed and cover the period from 2012 to 2018. The statistics are comparable throughout the period.
The aim of the statistics "Purchase of prescription medicine" is to elucidate the population’s purchase of medicines via prescription. The statistics can be used to get insight into the distribution of redeemed prescriptions in relation to type of medicine, gender, age, geography and social conditions.
The purpose of the survey is to establish the available social resources (capacity, number of users, and general organization, etc.) in Danish municipalities. Furthermore, the survey analyses the social- and health-care related services administered by municipalities. These services include care for the elderly, dental services for children and young people and special institutions for children and young people etc. The social resources survey includes public and privately owned institutions. The statistics are published for the first time in 1972 but have been changed over time due to changes in legislation an user needs.