The graph illustrates the data about medical care in Austria, France, and Sweden over the years 1980, 1990, and 2000.
Looking at the table, it is clear that Sweden was the country having the largest number of medical care in every period and in every sector. Meanwhile, Austria and France seemed to have a lower number of health facilities.
In detail, Sweden led the maximum physicians number all over the years, by 3.6, 3.0, and 3.8, respectively. In contrast, France witnessed a decline trend, by 2.4 in 1980, then significantly fell to only 1.3 in 2000. Moreover, Austria had the lowest number in terms of physicians, but it considered experiencing a slight growth by 0.1 in every decade (0.8, 0.9, and 1.0). According to the number of hospital beds, all nations underwent upward trends, and Sweden led again as the highest in this category (increasing from 6.4 to 6.9). Moreover, the most significant increase was in Austria, starting at 1.4 and finally reaching 3.7, whereas France had a lower growth, but it escalated eight times more than the beginning year.
Regarding average time stay in hospitals, though Sweden experienced a decrease in the first decade, from 23 to 18, it rose again eventually, at 21. Similarly, the average duration of stay in hospitals in Austria dramatically fell to 6, but it jumped again to the same number at 18. Besides, in France, this number consistently dropped over the period. It decreased gradually from 9 to 7, then finally reached 5 in 2000.