The given table supplies information about medical care in Austria, France, and Sweden during two decades from 1980 to 2000.
Overall, it can be seen that Sweden consistently surpassed the other two countries for all three aspects. While the number of hospital beds increased in every state, both the number of physicians and the average length of hospital stays slightly decreased, specifically Austria and France.
Going into further specifics, Sweden topped the list in terms of doctors per 1000 inhabitants for all three years, from 3.6 in 1980 to 3.8 in 2000, with a minor drop in 1990. On the other hand, France had a steady drop from 2.4 to 1.3, while Austria had the lowest numbers, rising only slowly from 0.8 to 1.0. Sweden once again took the lead in hospital beds, increasing from 6.4 to 6.9 beds per 1000 persons. Due to 20 years, Austria’s growth rate inclined drastically from 1.4 to 3.7, overcoming that of France, which rose more slowly from 0.2 to 1.6.
Austria saw the biggest shift in the average length of hospital stay, which decreased from 18 days in 1980 to just 6 days in 1990 before gradually rising to 8 days in 2000. At the same period, France’s number slowly declined from 9 to 5 days. Nevertheless, Sweden saw a decrease in1990 before slightly rising to 21 days in 2000, being the highest of three nations.