Table 2. COO of medical products supplied to the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority in 2015-16 grouped by product ‘super-categories’ and ranked by order of value of contracts (value in Euros, €).
Countries supplying <2.5% of the value of contracts for that ‘super-category’ are not shown. COO is mapped to the 2016 ITUC country rating for labour rights risk [11], with an ITUC rating of 4, 5, or 5+ equated to a high-risk of labour abuse
COO: country of origin, ITUC: International Trade Union Confederation
| Product super-category | Percentage of total purchasing % (value in €) | COO | Value of contract (€) | Percentage of the total value of super-category (%) | ITUC rating (2016) | Percentage of purchasing where COO not declared % (value in €) | Percentage of purchasing where COO is declared with a high-risk of labour abuse % (value in €) |
| Cannulae, catheters, and balloons | 12.2 (15,296,728) | USA | 2,350,155 | 15.4 | 4 | 52.8 (8,071,637) | 41.0 (2,962,727) |
| Singapore | 1,026,721 | 6.7 | 3 | ||||
| Germany | 791,104 | 5.2 | 1 | ||||
| Ireland | 711,654 | 4.7 | 2 | ||||
| Japan | 617,749 | 4.0 | 2 | ||||
| Hungary | 388,722 | 2.5 | 3 | ||||
| Cement and scaffolds | 0.9 (1,116,235) | France | 122,501 | 11.0 | 1 | 86.9 (969,748) | 2.8 (4,066) |
| Electrical devices | 9.4 (11,824,629) | USA | 2,316,909 | 19.6 | 4 | 51.0 (6,029,446) | 47.3 (2,741,339) |
| Costa Rica | 2,270,162 | 19.2 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 783,681 | 6.6 | 1 | ||||
| Mexico | 424,429 | 3.6 | 4 | ||||
| Electrical peripherals and attachments | 7.5 (9,419,939) | USA | 3,212,528 | 34.1 | 4 | 43.3 (4,082,178) | 78.0 (4,163,321) |
| Poland | 868,808 | 9.2 | 4 | ||||
| Germany | 764,770 | 8.1 | 1 | ||||
| Gloves | 3.2 (3,962,190) | Malaysia | 2,816,014 | 71.1 | 4 | 6.5 (257,844) | 82.3 (3,046,988) |
| Austria | 657,358 | 16.6 | 1 | ||||
| Thailand | 228,567 | 5.8 | 4 | ||||
| Liquids, sprays, and gels | 0.9 (1,078,793) | Portugal | 217,327 | 20.1 | 2 | 28.8 (310,488) | 32.3 (247,953) |
| USA | 164,559 | 15.3 | 4 | ||||
| Denmark | 148,920 | 13.8 | 1 | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 83,157 | 7.7 | 4 | ||||
| UK | 59,068 | 5.5 | 3 | ||||
| Switzerland | 50,874 | 4.7 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 40,938 | 3.8 | 1 | ||||
| Metal implants | 18.9 (23,668,647) | USA | 6,882,686 | 29.1 | 4 | 49.1 (11,612,682) | 58.1 (6,974,394) |
| France | 2,541,637 | 10.7 | 1 | ||||
| Ireland | 862,379 | 3.6 | 2 | ||||
| Switzerland | 590,019 | 2.5 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 578,366 | 2.4 | 1 | ||||
| Metal instruments | 2.5 (3,088,575) | USA | 470,645 | 15.2 | 4 | 56.3 (1,737,362) | 57.7 (780,391) |
| Japan | 309,658 | 10.0 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 160,941 | 5.2 | 1 | ||||
| Malaysia | 155,074 | 5.0 | 4 | ||||
| Poland | 106,580 | 3.5 | 4 | ||||
| Multi-material products and miscellaneous | 8.5 (10,584,943) | USA | 2,390,187 | 22.6 | 4 | 47.4 (5,012,078) | 49.7 (2,767,801) |
| Dominican Republic | 101,6301 | 9.6 | 2 | ||||
| Spain | 859,242 | 8.1 | 3 | ||||
| Japan | 296,900 | 2.8 | 2 | ||||
| Needles | 1.0 (1,241,097) | USA | 243,316 | 19.6 | 4 | 66.0 (819,136) | 71.6 (302,312) |
| Japan | 83,904 | 6.8 | 2 | ||||
| Mexico | 58,995 | 4.8 | 4 | ||||
| Non-metallic implants | 4.0 (4,969,816) | France | 692,041 | 13.9 | 1 | 60.5 (3,008,528) | 37.9 (742,554) |
| USA | 690,079 | 13.9 | 4 | ||||
| Switzerland | 248,949 | 5.0 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 165,014 | 3.3 | 1 | ||||
| Non-sheet plastic | 8.6 (10,744,866) | USA | 1,115,132 | 10.4 | 4 | 40.0 (4,294,371) | 33.2 (2,142,338) |
| France | 825,457 | 7.7 | 1 | ||||
| Germany | 745,289 | 6.9 | 1 | ||||
| Finland | 533,279 | 5.0 | 1 | ||||
| Switzerland | 481,233 | 4.5 | 2 | ||||
| Portugal | 454,265 | 4.2 | 2 | ||||
| Canada | 438,468 | 4.1 | 2 | ||||
| Malaysia | 347,865 | 3.2 | 4 | ||||
| The Philippines | 346,912 | 3.2 | 5 | ||||
| Plastic sheets, films, and bags | 1.7 (2,164,665) | Mexico | 520,853 | 24.1 | 4 | 29.3 (634,795) | 53.2 (814,336) |
| UK | 244,660 | 11.3 | 3 | ||||
| Germany | 182,740 | 8.4 | 1 | ||||
| USA | 168,664 | 7.8 | 4 | ||||
| Slovakia | 148,964 | 6.9 | 1 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 89,070 | 4.1 | 2 | ||||
| China | 76,464 | 3.5 | 5 | ||||
| Procedure packs and multi-component products | 7.0 (8,821,407) | Czech Republic | 2,105,346 | 23.9 | 2 | 42.2 (3,720,874) | 6.7 (339,481) |
| Ireland | 840,147 | 9.5 | 2 | ||||
| Hungary | 696,633 | 7.9 | 3 | ||||
| Portugal | 465,183 | 5.3 | 2 | ||||
| France | 264,940 | 3.0 | 1 | ||||
| Sweden | 217,862 | 2.5 | 1 | ||||
| Textiles | 5.5 (6,842,401) | China | 2,439,147 | 35.6 | 5 | 20.2 (1,383,064) | 59.1 (3,225,590) |
| Canada | 807,812 | 11.8 | 2 | ||||
| Sweden | 536,800 | 7.8 | 1 | ||||
| Cambodia | 423,026 | 6.2 | 5 | ||||
| Mexico | 267,741 | 3.9 | 4 | ||||
| Germany | 225,584 | 3.3 | 1 | ||||
| UK | 192,394 | 2.8 | 3 | ||||
| Switzerland | 168,985 | 2.5 | 2 | ||||
| Wires and stents | 5.4 (6,801,498) | USA | 868,533 | 12.8 | 4 | 46.7 (3,179,236) | 44.6 (1,614,037) |
| Costa Rica | 806,685 | 11.9 | 2 | ||||
| Thailand | 539,799 | 7.9 | 4 | ||||
| Ireland | 488,399 | 7.2 | 2 | ||||
| Japan | 295,671 | 4.3 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 286,097 | 4.2 | 1 | ||||
| Wound dressings | 2.9 (3,623,426) | UK | 702,272 | 19.4 | 3 | 20.9 (756,331) | 39.4 (1,128,733) |
| USA | 638,456 | 17.6 | 4 | ||||
| China | 467,321 | 12.9 | 5 | ||||
| Finland | 359,788 | 9.9 | 1 | ||||
| Switzerland | 180,143 | 5.0 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 167,745 | 4.6 | 1 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 156,818 | 4.3 | 2 |