The table illustrates the percentage of government spending on health care in five different countries in 2006. It also shows the proportions of people between 24 and 30 years old working in medical services.
Overall, Italy was the highest spending country, while Poland showed the lowest percentage among the five countries. Nevertheless, Poland had the highest proportion of young people who work in medical services. However, Finland had the lowest percentage.
Looking first at Italy, it showed a high percentage of government spending, accounted for 27%, compared to Poland, which spent only 5% on health care. Moreover, Spain spent 13% of its money, similar to Iceland which used up 11% of its money. Lastly, the government of Finland showed a low percentage at 9%.
Now looking at the ages of medical workers, Poland stands at 54% of its young people working to serve patients, in contrast to Finland, it got the smallest proportion accounting for 25%. Furthermore, the second highest number is Italy, at 40%. Iceland showed a proportion close to Finland at 29%, while Spain had 34% of workers.