Use of health services and consumption of medicines. Absolute figures
Type of alternative medicine product taken in the last 2 weeks, by sex and age group. Population that has taken alternative medicine products in the last 2 weeks
Units: thousands of persons

	Homoeopathic products				Herbal products				
	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	1,983.0	560.2	1,414.8	8.1	1,983.0	1,669.1	312.0	1.9	
    0 to 15 years of age	160.4	94.1	65.4	0.9	160.4	81.5	78.9	0.0	
    16 to 24 years of age	102.6	31.7	70.9	0.0	102.6	79.0	23.5	0.0	
    25 to 44 years of age	650.2	186.1	464.1	0.0	650.2	550.2	100.1	0.0	
    45 to 64 years of age	715.4	193.3	517.9	4.3	715.4	630.8	84.6	0.0	
    65 years old and over	354.4	55.0	296.5	2.9	354.4	327.6	24.9	1.9	
MALES	
    Total	558.5	165.7	389.7	3.1	558.5	447.7	110.8	0.0	
    0 to 15 years of age	80.1	48.6	31.5	0.0	80.1	38.1	42.1	0.0	
    16 to 24 years of age	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    25 to 44 years of age	191.2	54.8	136.4	0.0	191.2	151.5	39.7	0.0	
    45 to 64 years of age	154.0	37.7	115.2	1.1	154.0	138.6	15.3	0.0	
    65 years old and over	98.1	18.6	77.5	2.0	98.1	90.3	7.8	0.0	
FEMALES	
    Total	1,424.6	394.5	1,025.0	5.1	1,424.6	1,221.5	201.2	1.9	
    0 to 15 years of age	80.3	45.5	33.8	0.9	80.3	43.4	36.8	0.0	
    16 to 24 years of age	67.5	25.7	41.8	0.0	67.5	49.9	17.6	0.0	
    25 to 44 years of age	459.0	131.3	327.7	0.0	459.0	398.6	60.4	0.0	
    45 to 64 years of age	561.5	155.5	402.7	3.2	561.5	492.2	69.3	0.0	
    65 years old and over	256.3	36.4	218.9	1.0	256.3	237.3	17.1	1.9	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE