Primary care doctors: half as many doctors per inhabitant in rural areas as in towns
Neuchâtel, 24.11.2023 - At the end of 2021, 9184 primary care doctors were working in Switzerland. The working week of doctors in rural areas was on average 8% longer (in hours) than that of doctors in towns. There was one primary care doctor per 1000 inhabitants in urban centres and 0.4 per 1000 inhabitants in rural areas. These are some of the results from a new publication from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Frédéric Clausen, FSO, Health Services, tel.: +41 58 467 16 30,
e-mail: frederic.clausen@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
