The table compares three countries, namely Austria, France, and Sweden, in terms of physicians, hospital beds, and average days spent in hospitals between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, the number of hospital beds showed increases in all countries, while the number of physicians and average days spent in hospital reported varying fluctuations. It is also noticeable that Sweden was consistently dominant in all three categories.
Regarding the number of physicians per 1000 people, France observed a marked decrease from 2.4 to just 1.3 after two decades, whereas the figure for Austria inched up by 0.2 to 1 in 2000. The figure for Sweden fluctuated significantly, starting at 3.6, then falling to 3 in 1990 before climbing back to 3.8 in 2000.
As for the number of hospital beds per 1000 people, the figures for Austria and France rose sharply by 2.3 and 1.4, respectively, over a 20-year period. Similarly, Sweden also recorded a slight growth of just 0.5, but it still topped the list with the figures ranging from 6.4 to 6.9.
Meanwhile, patients in Sweden, on average, spent 23 days in hospital in 1980, while Austria recorded 18 and France recorded 9. Afterwards, France and Sweden exhibited a decline to 5 and 21 days respectively, while the figure for Austria returned to 18 in 2000 after a drop of 12 in 1990.