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