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Table 8 Destination countries favoured by participants with the wish to emigrate

From: Physician emigration from Germany: insights from a survey in Saxony, Germany

Destination country

% (n)

Switzerland

23.2 (115)

Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Scandinavian country

15.9 (79)

Australia/New Zealand

9.7 (48)

Great Britain/Ireland

7.1 (35)

USA/Canada

6.9 (34)

France

4.2 (21)

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Capo Verde, Tanzania, West Africa, South Africa, Africa

3.8 (19)

Austria

3.2 (16)

Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Middle- or South America

2.8 (14)

Developing country/Developmental aid/Doctors without Borders

1.2 (6)

Belgium/Netherlands/Luxemburg

1.2 (6)

Spain

1.2 (6)

Thailand/India/Nepal/China

1.0 (5)

Italy

0.6 (3)

Dubai/Qatar

0.4 (2)

Romania

0.2 (1)

Not specified

17.3 (86)

Total

496