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Table 3 Incidence in different ICPC chapters (% of contacts per country)

From: Diagnostic scope in out-of-hours primary care services in eight European countries: an observational study

 

Belgium

(N = 1368)

Denmark

(N = 974)

Germany

(N = 1076)

Netherlands

(N = 2048)

Norway

(N = 3000)

Slovenia

(N = 2637)

Spain

(N = 1402)

Switzerland

(N = 649)

A. General and unspecified

11.6

19.1

13.4

15.3

17.8

7.2

7.6

13.7

B. Blood, blood forming organs and immune mechanism

0.4

0.0

0.7

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.1

0

D. Digestive

21.1

11.3

6.6

9.4

9.7

11.3

10.0

13.7

F. Eye

2.2

3.3

3.6

4.6

4.6

6.2

4.2

0.7

H. Ear

6.0

3.8

4.6

2.5

2.3

3.0

6.4

3.4

K. Cardiovascular

3.7

3.0

10.8

3.5

3.1

7.7

0.4

9.2

L. Musculoskeletal

10.3

14.5

11.7

23.3

14.1

19.8

12.3

13.9

N. Neurological

2.0

3.6

2.9

3.2

3.7

4.1

2.0

3.4

P. Psychological

1.2

3.4

2.2

1.9

5.9

3.1

3.2

6.4

R. Respiratory

27.5

15.7

18.7

10.8

14.8

14.6

38.5

22.4

S. Skin

7.7

12.7

15.5

18.6

13.9

15.1

11.3

4.9

T. Endocrine/metabolic and nutritional

0.4

0.7

3.4

0.6

1.4

0.5

0.2

1.2

U. Urological

4.1

4.2

5.1

4.3

5.3

4.7

3.0

5.3

W. Pregnancy, childbearing, family planning

0.2

2.1

0

0.8

1.2

1.0

0.0

0.3

X. Female genital

0.7

1.7

0.3

0.6

0.9

0.6

0.5

0.4

Y. Male genital

0.8

0.8

0.4

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.4

Z. Social problems

0.1

0.2

0

0

0.3

0

0

0.7

  1. Top 4 in bold; Percentages calculated with the total number of ICPC codes per country (see methods section)