The Swedish healthcare system is public and and bulk financed by the state. The system can be divided into seven sections: emergency care, elective care, in-patient care, out-patient care, socialist care, dental care and care clinics such maternity and out-patient psychiatric.
A person wanting medical attention must first obtain an appointment at a doctors clinic and then may be recommended to treatment at a hospital clinic. All emergencies are dealt with the emergency department of the hospital.
Life Expectancy |
80.5 |
Infant Mortality Rate |
3.0 |
Physicians per 1000 people |
3.28 |
Nurses over 1000 people |
10.24 |
Expenditure on health per capita USD |
3,149 |
Healthcare cost as a % of GDP |
9.4 |
% of government revenue spent on health |
13.6 |
% of health costs paid by the government |
85.7 |
[1] - CIA World factbook
[2] - World Health Organisation
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