Table 2.

Numbers of infection specialists (including adult and paediatric infectious diseases and microbiology) per million population

Country	Approximate population (million)	‘Infection’ specialists (infectious diseases + microbiology) per million population
England, Wales and Northern Ireland	53.6	5–10
Greece	10.3	5–10
Republic of Ireland	3.6	5–10
Belgium	10	10–20
Germany	82	10–20
The Netherlands	15.8	10–20
Scotland	5.1	10–20
Denmark	5.3	10–20
Portugal	10	10–20
Finland	5.2	20–40
Turkey	68	20–40
Slovakia	5.4	20–40
Iceland	0.3	40–60
Norway	4.5	40–60
Croatia	4.8	40–60
Sweden	8.8	40–60
Italy	58	40–60
Switzerland	7.3	No data
Slovenia	2	No data