The presented table illustrates the comparison of medical care in three European countries such as Austria, Sweden, and France over a 20-year period between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, it can be observed from the graph that Sweden showed an upward tendency in physicians, hospital beds, and stay in hospitals during the period, while France’s medical care experienced a downward trend. In comparison, Austria’s consumption of physicians had a low-point during the next 20 years.
In the 1980s, Sweden had a significant rise in three medical cares, whereas other two European countries had a negligible decline. But in 1990, Sweden had a moderate decrease in physicians, and average stay in hospitals by 0.6-5%, meanwhile Austria and France experienced a downward trend by 2-12%, but in physicians they had a slow fall.
However, consumption of physicians in Sweden rose moderately, while in France it decreased to 1.3%, and in Austria it increased merely to 1%. In 2000, usage of hospital beds went up slightly in three European countries. Austria and Sweden had the same average stay in hospitals the starting of the period, but by comparison France went down moderately.