Statistical presentation
Contact info
Personal Finances and Welfare, Social StatisticsThe administrative placement of these statistics is in the division of Welfare and Health Statistics. The contact person is Camilla Østerballe Nielsen, tel,: +45 20 28 52 49 and e-mail: cnl@dst.dk.
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The statistics distance to closest general practitioner, is a measure of the average distance between a persons home address and the nearest general practitioner. The statistics further measure the use of general practitioner according to hove far away a person lives from the general practitioner. The statistics is divided into the population that sees the general practitioner at least once during the measurement year and the population that does not see the doctor during the measurement year. The statistic is further divided into 10 year age groups, gender and municipality groups.
Data description
The statistics holds information on average distance to general practitioner in the Danish population. The statistics is published for the population with a valid home address in Denmark on 1st of January in the measurement year. The statistics is further divided into the population that has seen a general practitioner at least once in the measurement year and the population that has not seen the general practitioner in the measurement year. Besides average distance to the general practitioner the statistics also hold the number of people in the specific population group.
Classification system
These statistics use the classification the municipality groups classification, which divides Denmark's municipalities into five groups based on the number of inhabitants in the largest city in the municipality and accessibility to jobs, respectively.
Sector coverage
The statistics covers general practitioners (primary health sector)
Statistical concepts and definitions
Distance to general practitioner: The geographical distance from a person’s place of residence to the nearest general practitioner. The distance is measured as the shortest distance in kilometres along the road network between the place of residence and the nearest general practitioner.
Statistical unit
- Persons with/without contact to general practitioner
- Average distance from home address to closest general practitioner in meters
Statistical population
Population as of january 1st, 2024 with valid address and medical capacities having given services in 2024
Reference area
Denmark
Time coverage
The statistics covers 2024.
Base period
Not relevant for these statistics.
Unit of measure
- Number (persons)
- Average distance (kilometers)
- Average number of visits to general practiioner
Reference period
The reference time is the financial year in which the service has been settled.
Frequency of dissemination
Only planned publication.
Legal acts and other agreements
There is no EU regulation concerning the statistics.
Cost and burden
There is no response burden as the data are collected via administrative registers.
Comment
Further information can be found on the page Consultations with physicians.