Health care. Absolute figures
Visits to alternative medicine professionals in the last 12 months by type of professional of alternative medicine by sex and age group.
Units: thousands of persons

	Homeopath				Acupuncturist				Herbal Practitioner				Other professional of alternative medicine				
	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	45,941.8	676.7	45,252.9	12.1	45,941.8	405.0	45,525.7	11.1	45,941.8	459.1	45,472.9	9.8	45,941.8	643.9	45,283.8	14.1	
    0 to 14 years old	7,214.8	171.8	7,041.8	1.2	7,214.8	10.4	7,203.2	1.2	7,214.8	38.7	7,174.9	1.2	7,214.8	48.4	7,165.3	1.2	
    15 to 24 years old	4,437.0	38.7	4,398.3	0.0	4,437.0	21.0	4,416.0	0.0	4,437.0	15.9	4,421.2	0.0	4,437.0	45.6	4,391.4	0.0	
    25 to 64 years old	26,421.4	411.6	26,004.0	5.7	26,421.4	326.1	26,090.6	4.7	26,421.4	361.7	26,056.3	3.4	26,421.4	490.1	25,923.6	7.7	
    65 years old and over	7,868.5	54.6	7,808.7	5.2	7,868.5	47.4	7,816.0	5.2	7,868.5	42.9	7,820.5	5.2	7,868.5	59.9	7,803.4	5.2	
MALES	
    Total	22,609.8	230.8	22,378.6	0.5	22,609.8	139.0	22,469.1	1.8	22,609.8	148.6	22,460.7	0.5	22,609.8	277.2	22,330.9	1.8	
    0 to 14 years old	3,709.8	90.4	3,619.4	0.0	3,709.8	2.7	3,707.1	0.0	3,709.8	15.7	3,694.2	0.0	3,709.8	32.8	3,677.0	0.0	
    15 to 24 years old	2,263.7	11.6	2,252.1	0.0	2,263.7	8.6	2,255.1	0.0	2,263.7	4.6	2,259.1	0.0	2,263.7	24.0	2,239.7	0.0	
    25 to 64 years old	13,256.1	114.8	13,140.8	0.5	13,256.1	117.4	13,136.9	1.8	13,256.1	115.6	13,140.0	0.5	13,256.1	205.0	13,049.3	1.8	
    65 years old and over	3,380.2	14.0	3,366.2	0.0	3,380.2	10.2	3,370.0	0.0	3,380.2	12.7	3,367.5	0.0	3,380.2	15.4	3,364.8	0.0	
FEMALES	
    Total	23,331.9	445.9	22,874.4	11.7	23,331.9	266.0	23,056.6	9.3	23,331.9	310.5	23,012.1	9.3	23,331.9	366.8	22,952.9	12.3	
    0 to 14 years old	3,505.0	81.4	3,422.4	1.2	3,505.0	7.6	3,496.1	1.2	3,505.0	23.0	3,480.8	1.2	3,505.0	15.5	3,488.3	1.2	
    15 to 24 years old	2,173.3	27.1	2,146.2	0.0	2,173.3	12.4	2,160.8	0.0	2,173.3	11.2	2,162.0	0.0	2,173.3	21.5	2,151.7	0.0	
    25 to 64 years old	13,165.3	296.8	12,863.3	5.3	13,165.3	208.7	12,953.7	3.0	13,165.3	246.0	12,916.3	3.0	13,165.3	285.1	12,874.3	5.9	
    65 years old and over	4,488.4	40.7	4,442.5	5.2	4,488.4	37.3	4,445.9	5.2	4,488.4	30.2	4,453.0	5.2	4,488.4	44.6	4,438.6	5.2	
Notes:
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which are not collected for this classification in the table.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero.
 The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution,  as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error.
Source: Ministry of Public Health, Social Services and Equality and INE