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Table 3 Overview of practice costs (2000 and 2005) per patient in countries where GPs are independent entrepreneurs in pppUS$

From: Income development of General Practitioners in eight European countries from 1975 to 2005

Country

Practice costs 2000

Number of patients per GP1) 2000

Practice costs per patient 2000

Practice costs 2005

Number of patients per GP1) 2005

Practice costs per patient 2005

Belgium

46,709

860

54.31

51,941

860

60.40

Denmark

70,109

1311

53.48

98,541

1285

76.69

France

46,422

622

74.68

59,778

605

98.81

Germany

113,846

937

121.44

124,606

1027

121.33

Netherlands

94,709

2529

37.45

107,115

2529

42.35

UK

32,829

1600

20.52

216,545

1415

153.04

  1. 1)For Belgium, Denmark and The Netherlands, the number of patients per GP is based on the figures for a full-time GP from country specific sources [see Additional 1], for the other countries, the figures are derived from the OECD health data files 2006.