Mental health: how many psychiatrists in the EU?
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Mental health care is a specialised area of medicine. In 2015, the European Union (EU) had around 90 000 psychiatrists in total. The majority practised in Germany (18 200 psychiatrists, or 21% of the EU total), France (15 200 psychiatrists, 17%), the United Kingdom (11 800 psychiatrists, 14%) and Italy (10 800 psychiatrists, 12%). However, to be able to compare the shares by country, these absolute numbers need to be adjusted to the size of the ...