Health care utilisation
methods, notes and classification
- Variable
- Consultations
- 00 Doctors consultations (in all settings)
- 01 Dentists consultations (in all settings)
- Immunisation
- 02 Immunisation: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
- 03 Immunisation: Measles
- 04 Immunisation: Hepatitis B
- 05 Immunisation: Influenza
- Screening
- 06 Breast cancer screening, survey data
- 07 Breast cancer screening, programme data
- 08 Cervical cancer screening, survey data
- 09 Cervical cancer screening, programme data
- 0a Colorectal cancer screening, survey data
- 0b Colorectal cancer screening, programme data
- Hospital aggregates
- 0c Inpatient care discharges (all hospitals)
- 0d Inpatient care average length of stay (all hospitals)
- 0e Curative care discharges
- 0f Curative care bed-days
- 0g Curative care average length of stay
- 0h Curative care occupancy rate
- Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 0i Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 0j Intestinal infectious diseases except diarrhoea
- 0k Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin
- 0l Tuberculosis
- 0m Septicaemia
- 0n Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
- 0o Other infectious and parasitic diseases
- Neoplasms
- 0p Neoplasms
- 0q Malignant neoplasm of colon, rectum and anus
- 0r Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung
- 0s Malignant neoplasm of skin
- 0t Malignant neoplasm of breast
- 0u Malignant neoplasm of uterus
- 0v Malignant neoplasm of ovary
- 0w Malignant neoplasm of prostate
- 0x Malignant neoplasm of bladder
- 0y Other Malignant neoplasms
- 0z Carcinoma in situ
- 10 Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum and anus
- 11 Leiomyoma of uterus
- 12 Other Benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour
- Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs
- 13 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs
- 14 Anaemias
- 15 Other diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- 16 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- 17 Diabetes mellitus
- 18 Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- 19 Mental and behavioural disorders
- 1a Dementia
- 1b Mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol
- 1c Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of Other psychoactive substance
- 1d Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
- 1e Mood (affective) disorders
- 1f Other Mental and behavioural disorders
- Diseases of the nervous system
- 1g Diseases of the nervous system
- 1h Alzheimer's disease
- 1i Multiple sclerosis
- 1j Epilepsy
- 1k Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes
- 1l Other diseases of the nervous system
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- 1m Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- 1n Cataract
- 1o Other diseases of the eye and adnexa
- 1p Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- 1q Diseases of the circulatory system
- 1r Hypertensive diseases
- 1s Angina pectoris
- 1t Acute myocardial infarction
- 1u Other ischaemic heart disease
- 1v Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of Pulmonary circulation
- 1w Conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias
- 1x Heart failure
- 1y Cerebrovascular diseases
- 1z Atherosclerosis
- 20 Varicose veins of lower extremities
- 21 Other diseases of the circulatory system
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- 22 Diseases of the respiratory system
- 23 Acute upper respiratory infections and influenza
- 24 Pneumonia
- 25 Other acute lower respiratory infections
- 26 Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
- 27 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
- 28 Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis
- 29 Asthma
- 2a Other diseases of the respiratory system
- Diseases of the digestive system
- 2b Diseases of the digestive system
- 2c Disorders of teeth and supporting structures
- 2d Other diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
- 2e Diseases of oesophagus
- 2f Peptic ulcer
- 2g Dyspepsia and Other diseases of stomach and duodenum
- 2h Diseases of appendix
- 2i Inguinal hernia
- 2j Other abdominal hernia
- 2k Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- 2l Other noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
- 2m Paralytic ileus and Intestinal obstruction without hernia
- 2n Diverticular disease of intestine
- 2o Diseases of anus and rectum
- 2p Other diseases of intestine
- 2q Alcoholic liver disease
- 2r Other diseases of liver
- 2s Cholelithiasis
- 2t Other diseases of gall bladder and biliary tract
- 2u Diseases of pancreas
- 2v Other diseases of the digestive system
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 2w Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 2x Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 2y Dermatitis, eczema and papulosquamous disorders
- 2z Other diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- 30 Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- 31 Coxarthrosis (arthrosis of hip)
- 32 Gonarthrosis (arthrosis of knee)
- 33 Internal derangement of knee
- 34 Other arthropathies
- 35 Systemic connective tissue disorders
- 36 Deforming dorsopathies and spondylopathies
- 37 Intervertebral disc disorders
- 38 Dorsalgia
- 39 Soft tissue disorders
- 3a Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 3b Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 3c Glomerular and renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
- 3d Renal failure
- 3e Urolithiasis
- 3f Other diseases of the urinary system
- 3g Hyperplasia of prostate
- 3h Other diseases of Male genital organs
- 3i Disorders of breast
- 3j Inflammatory diseases of Female pelvic organs
- 3k Menstrual, menopausal and Other Female genital conditions
- 3l Other disorders of the genitourinary system
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- 3m Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- 3n Medical abortion
- 3o Other pregnancy with abortive outcome
- 3p Complications of pregnancy in the antenatal period
- 3q Complications of pregnancy predominantly during labour and delivery
- 3r Single spontaneous delivery
- 3s Other delivery
- 3t Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
- 3u Other obstetric conditions
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- 3v Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- 3w Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight
- 3x Other conditions originating in the perinatal period
- 3y Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, n.e.c.
- 3z Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, n.e.c.
- 40 Pain in throat and chest
- 41 Abdominal and pelvic Pain
- 42 Unknown and unspecified causes of morbidity
- 43 Other symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes
- 44 Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes
- 45 Intracranial injury
- 46 Other injuries to the head
- 47 Fracture of forearm
- 48 Fracture of femur
- 49 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
- 4a Other injuries
- 4b Burns and corrosions
- 4c Poisonings by drugs, medicaments, and biological substances and toxic effects
- 4d Complications of Surgical and medical care, n.e.c.
- 4e Sequelae of injuries, of poisoning and of Other external causes
- 4f Other and unspecified effects of external causes
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- 4g Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- 4h Medical observation and evaluation for suspected diseases and conditions
- 4i Contraceptive management
- 4j Liveborn infants according to place of birth
- 4k Other medical care (including radiotherapy and chemotherapy sessions)
- 4l Other factors influencing Health status and contact with Health services
- 4m All causes
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 4n Infectious and parasitic diseases
- 4o Intestinal infectious diseases except diarrhoea
- 4p Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin
- 4q Tuberculosis
- 4r Septicaemia
- 4s Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
- 4t Other infectious and parasitic diseases
- Neoplasms
- 4u Neoplasms
- 4v Malignant neoplasm of colon, rectum and anus
- 4w Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung
- 4x Malignant neoplasm of skin
- 4y Malignant neoplasm of breast
- 4z Malignant neoplasm of uterus
- 50 Malignant neoplasm of ovary
- 51 Malignant neoplasm of prostate
- 52 Malignant neoplasm of bladder
- 53 Other Malignant neoplasms
- 54 Carcinoma in situ
- 55 Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum and anus
- 56 Leiomyoma of uterus
- 57 Other Benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour
- Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs
- 58 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs
- 59 Anaemias
- 5a Other diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- 5b Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- 5c Diabetes mellitus
- 5d Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- 5e Mental and behavioural disorders
- 5f Dementia
- 5g Mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol
- 5h Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of Other psychoactive substance
- 5i Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
- 5j Mood (affective) disorders
- 5k Other Mental and behavioural disorders
- Diseases of the nervous system
- 5l Diseases of the nervous system
- 5m Alzheimer's disease
- 5n Multiple sclerosis
- 5o Epilepsy
- 5p Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes
- 5q Other diseases of the nervous system
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- 5r Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- 5s Cataract
- 5t Other diseases of the eye and adnexa
- 5u Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- 5v Diseases of the circulatory system
- 5w Hypertensive diseases
- 5x Angina pectoris
- 5y Acute myocardial infarction
- 5z Other ischaemic heart disease
- 60 Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of Pulmonary circulation
- 61 Conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias
- 62 Heart failure
- 63 Cerebrovascular diseases
- 64 Atherosclerosis
- 65 Varicose veins of lower extremities
- 66 Other diseases of the circulatory system
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- 67 Diseases of the respiratory system
- 68 Acute upper respiratory infections and influenza
- 69 Pneumonia
- 6a Other acute lower respiratory infections
- 6b Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
- 6c Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
- 6d Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis
- 6e Asthma
- 6f Other diseases of the respiratory system
- Diseases of the digestive system
- 6g Diseases of the digestive system
- 6h Disorders of teeth and supporting structures
- 6i Other diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
- 6j Diseases of oesophagus
- 6k Peptic ulcer
- 6l Dyspepsia and Other diseases of stomach and duodenum
- 6m Diseases of appendix
- 6n Inguinal hernia
- 6o Other abdominal hernia
- 6p Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- 6q Other noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
- 6r Paralytic ileus and Intestinal obstruction without hernia
- 6s Diverticular disease of intestine
- 6t Diseases of anus and rectum
- 6u Other diseases of intestine
- 6v Alcoholic liver disease
- 6w Other diseases of liver
- 6x Cholelithiasis
- 6y Other diseases of gall bladder and biliary tract
- 6z Diseases of pancreas
- 70 Other diseases of the digestive system
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 71 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 72 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 73 Dermatitis, eczema and papulosquamous disorders
- 74 Other diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- 75 Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- 76 Coxarthrosis (arthrosis of hip)
- 77 Gonarthrosis (arthrosis of knee)
- 78 Internal derangement of knee
- 79 Other arthropathies
- 7a Systemic connective tissue disorders
- 7b Deforming dorsopathies and spondylopathies
- 7c Intervertebral disc disorders
- 7d Dorsalgia
- 7e Soft tissue disorders
- 7f Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 7g Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 7h Glomerular and renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
- 7i Renal failure
- 7j Urolithiasis
- 7k Other diseases of the urinary system
- 7l Hyperplasia of prostate
- 7m Other diseases of Male genital organs
- 7n Disorders of breast
- 7o Inflammatory diseases of Female pelvic organs
- 7p Menstrual, menopausal and Other Female genital conditions
- 7q Other disorders of the genitourinary system
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- 7r Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- 7s Medical abortion
- 7t Other pregnancy with abortive outcome
- 7u Complications of pregnancy in the antenatal period
- 7v Complications of pregnancy predominantly during labour and delivery
- 7w Single spontaneous delivery
- 7x Other delivery
- 7y Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
- 7z Other obstetric conditions
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- 80 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- 81 Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight
- 82 Other conditions originating in the perinatal period
- 83 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, n.e.c.
- 84 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, n.e.c.
- 85 Pain in throat and chest
- 86 Abdominal and pelvic Pain
- 87 Unknown and unspecified causes of morbidity
- 88 Other symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes
- 89 Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes
- 8a Intracranial injury
- 8b Other injuries to the head
- 8c Fracture of forearm
- 8d Fracture of femur
- 8e Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
- 8f Other injuries
- 8g Burns and corrosions
- 8h Poisonings by drugs, medicaments, and biological substances and toxic effects
- 8i Complications of Surgical and medical care, n.e.c.
- 8j Sequelae of injuries, of poisoning and of Other external causes
- 8k Other and unspecified effects of external causes
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- 8l Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- 8m Medical observation and evaluation for suspected diseases and conditions
- 8n Contraceptive management
- 8o Liveborn infants according to place of birth
- 8p Other medical care (including radiotherapy and chemotherapy sessions)
- 8q Other factors influencing Health status and contact with Health services
- 8r All causes
- Diagnostic exams
- Computed Tomography exams, total
- 8s Computed Tomography exams, total
- 8t Computed Tomography exams, in hospitals
- 8u Computed Tomography exams, in ambulatory care
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging exams, total
- 8v Magnetic Resonance Imaging exams, total
- 8w Magnetic Resonance Imaging exams, in hospitals
- 8x Magnetic Resonance Imaging exams, in ambulatory care
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) exams, total
- 8y Positron Emission Tomography (PET) exams, total
- 8z Positron Emission Tomography (PET) exams, in hospitals
- 90 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) exams, in ambulatory care
- Surgical procedures
- 91 Cataract surgery
- 92 Tonsillectomy
- 93 Transluminal coronary angioplasty
- 94 Coronary artery bypass graft
- 95 Stem cell transplantation
- Appendectomy
- 96 Appendectomy
- 97 Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- 98 Cholecystectomy
- 99 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Repair of inguinal hernia
- 9a Repair of inguinal hernia
- 9b Laparoscopic repair of Inguinal hernia
- 9c Open prostatectomy
- 9d Transurethral prostatectomy
- Hysterectomy
- 9e Hysterectomy
- 9f Laparoscopic hysterectomy
- 9g Caesarean section
- 9h Hip replacement
- 9i Total knee replacement
- 9j Partial excision of mammary gland
- 9k Total mastectomy
- Waiting times
- 9l Cataract surgery
- 9m Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
- 9n Coronary bypass
- 9o Prostatectomy
- 9p Hysterectomy
- 9q Hip replacement (total and partial, including the revision of hip replacement)
- 9r Knee replacement
- Measure
- 00 % of children immunised
- 01 % of population aged 65 years and over
- 02 % of females aged 50-69 screened
- 03 % of females aged 20-69 screened
- 04 % of females aged 50-74 screened
- 05 % of males aged 50-74 screened
- 06 % of population aged 50-74 screened
- 07 Number
- 08 Per 1 000 population
- 09 Per scanner
- 0a Number per capita
- 0b % of available beds
- 0c Days
- 0d Per 100 000 population
- 0e Per 100 000 females
- 0f Per 100 000 males
- 0g Total number of procedures
- 0h Total procedures per 100 000 population
- 0i Total procedures per 100 000 females
- 0j Total procedures per 100 000 males
- 0k Number of inpatient cases
- 0l Inpatient cases per 100 000 population
- 0m % performed as inpatient cases
- 0n Inpatient cases per 100 000 females
- 0o Inpatient cases per 100 000 males
- 0p Number of day cases
- 0q Day cases per 100 000 population
- 0r % performed as day cases
- 0s Day cases per 100 000 females
- 0t Day cases per 100 000 males
- 0u Number of outpatient cases
- 0v Outpatient cases per 100 000 population
- 0w % performed as outpatient cases
- 0x Total procedures per 1 000 live births
- 0y Inpatient procedures per 1 000 live births
- 0z Day cases procedures per 1 000 live births
- 10 Total procedures per 1 000 population aged 65 years old and over
- 11 Inpatient procedures per 1 000 population aged 65 years old and over
- 12 Day cases procedures per 1 000 population aged 65 years old and over
- 13 Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment: Mean (days)
- 14 Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment: Median (days)
- 15 Waiting times from specialist assessment to treatment: % of all patients waiting more than 3 months
- 16 Waiting times of patients on the list: Mean (days)
- 17 Waiting times of patients on the list: Median (days)
- 18 Waiting times of patients on the list: % of all patients waiting more than 3 months
- Country
- 00 Australia
- 01 Austria
- 02 Belgium
- 03 Canada
- 04 Chile
- 05 Colombia
- 06 Costa Rica
- 07 Czech Republic
- 08 Denmark
- 09 Estonia
- 0a Finland
- 0b France
- 0c Germany
- 0d Greece
- 0e Hungary
- 0f Iceland
- 0g Ireland
- 0h Israel
- 0i Italy
- 0j Japan
- 0k Korea
- 0l Latvia
- 0m Lithuania
- 0n Luxembourg
- 0o Mexico
- 0p Netherlands
- 0q New Zealand
- 0r Norway
- 0s Poland
- 0t Portugal
- 0u Slovak Republic
- 0v Slovenia
- 0w Spain
- 0x Sweden
- 0y Switzerland
- 0z Turkey
- 10 United Kingdom
- 11 United States
- Non-OECD Economies
- 12 Brazil
- 13 China (People's Republic of)
- 14 India
- 15 Indonesia
- 16 Russia
- 17 South Africa
Explanatory Notes 
Variables