Table 1. Distribution of hospitals providing data on healthcare-associated infection surveillance and national healthcare expenditure as part of the gross domestic product by country – the Prevention of Hospital Infection by Intervention and Training (PROHIBIT) survey, Europe, 2011–2012 (n = 297 hospitals).
| United Nations regiona | Country | Total HCE as % of GDPb | Number of participating hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | |||
| Northern Europe, n = 70 | Finland | 8.9 | 11 | 3.7 |
| Ireland | 9.2 | 12 | 4 | |
| Latvia | 6.8 | 7 | 2.4 | |
| Lithuania | 7 | 13 | 4.4 | |
| Sweden | 9.6 | 6 | 2 | |
| United Kingdom, England | 9.6 | 5 | 1.7 | |
| United Kingdom, Scotland | 3 | 1 | ||
| United Kingdom, Wales | 13 | 4.3 | ||
| Eastern Europe, n = 82 | Bulgaria | 7.2 | 19 | 6.4 |
| Hungary | 7.8 | 30 | 10.1 | |
| Poland | 7 | 9 | 3 | |
| Slovakia | 9 | 24 | 8.1 | |
| Southern Europe, n = 81 | Croatia | 7.8 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Italy | 9.3 | 18 | 6.1 | |
| Malta | 8.6 | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Portugal | 10.7 | 26 | 8.8 | |
| Slovenia | 9 | 8 | 2.7 | |
| Spain | 9.6 | 23 | 7.7 | |
| Western Europe, n = 64 | Austria | 11 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Belgium | 10.5 | 5 | 1.7 | |
| France | 11.6 | 8 | 2.7 | |
| Germany | 11.6 | 29 | 9.8 | |
| Switzerland | 11.4 | 6 | 2 | |
| The Netherlands | 12 | 8 | 2.7 | |
| All | NA | NA | 297 | 100 |