Use of health services and consumption of medicine. Relative figures
Reason for the last medical consultation by sex and age group. Population aged 16 years and over that has visited a doctor in the last 4 weeks
Units: percentages

;Total;Diagnosis of an illness or health problem;Check-up due to illness;Health child care programme (including vaccination);Administrative consultations (only to obtain medical prescriptions or sick leave documentation);Other purposes;
BOTH SEXES;
    Total;100.00;43.16;29.08;2.25;18.63;6.89;
    From 0 to 4 years of age;100.00;59.83;11.06;22.82;0.32;5.97;
    From 5 to 15 years of age;100.00;65.87;17.79;7.74;0.95;7.65;
    From 16 to 24 years of age;100.00;58.14;25.22;..;6.00;10.63;
    From 25 to 34 years of age;100.00;49.95;28.67;..;9.80;11.58;
    From 35 to 44 years of age;100.00;45.47;32.64;..;13.75;8.14;
    From 45 to 54 years of age;100.00;41.93;31.53;..;19.93;6.61;
    From 55 to 64 years of age;100.00;32.77;33.90;..;28.40;4.92;
    From 65 to 74 years of age;100.00;29.47;33.21;..;33.11;4.21;
    75 and over;100.00;28.06;33.42;..;34.53;3.99;
MALES;
    Total;100.00;43.59;28.66;2.76;17.63;7.36;
    From 0 to 4 years of age;100.00;59.21;11.93;23.02;0.25;5.59;
    From 5 to 15 years of age;100.00;60.59;21.19;8.34;0.87;9.02;
    From 16 to 24 years of age;100.00;56.12;26.12;..;4.47;13.29;
    From 25 to 34 years of age;100.00;56.48;20.31;..;10.07;13.13;
    From 35 to 44 years of age;100.00;45.73;30.07;..;14.27;9.93;
    From 45 to 54 years of age;100.00;40.74;31.04;..;20.25;7.97;
    From 55 to 64 years of age;100.00;31.95;37.20;..;27.01;3.83;
    From 65 to 74 years of age;100.00;29.06;36.98;..;30.68;3.28;
    75 and over;100.00;27.87;34.10;..;34.97;3.06;
FEMALES;
    Total;100.00;42.83;29.39;1.87;19.36;6.55;
    From 0 to 4 years of age;100.00;60.48;10.15;22.61;0.39;6.37;
    From 5 to 15 years of age;100.00;71.21;14.34;7.14;1.04;6.26;
    From 16 to 24 years of age;100.00;59.57;24.59;..;7.09;8.75;
    From 25 to 34 years of age;100.00;45.50;34.36;..;9.61;10.52;
    From 35 to 44 years of age;100.00;45.29;34.50;..;13.38;6.83;
    From 45 to 54 years of age;100.00;42.69;31.84;..;19.72;5.75;
    From 55 to 64 years of age;100.00;33.39;31.43;..;29.44;5.74;
    From 65 to 74 years of age;100.00;29.75;30.64;..;34.76;4.85;
    75 and over;100.00;28.19;32.94;..;34.22;4.66;
Notes:
1) The categories 'Health monitoring (healthy child care programme)' and  'Vaccination' are only covered for persons under 16 years of age. 
  
 The category 'Sick leave documentation' only covers  for persons aged 65 years or more. 
  
 This table does not cover those persons who, having  visited a doctor during the last 4 weeks, have done so  at an accident and emergency service.
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