TABLE 15.4.
High-Tech Medical Equipment Units, Selected Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Countries and Years, 1986–2010 (Rate per Million Population)
| CTs |
MRIs |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | 1986 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 1986 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Japan | 27.5 | 84.4a | 92.6 | 97.3c | 0.1 | 23.2a | 40.1 | 43.1c |
| USA | 12.8 | 25.1a | 32.3 | 40.7d | 0.5 | 15.4a | 26.7 | 31.6 |
| Israel | – | 5.7 | 6.6 | 9.2 | – | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Germany | 6.9 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 10.3 |
| UK | 2.7 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Canada | – | 9.8b | 11.6 | 14.2 | – | 2.5 | 5.7 | 8.2 |
| France | 4.7 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 |
CTs = computed tomography scanners per million population; MRIs = magnetic resonance imaging units per million population.
Notes:
a
1999
b
2001
c
2008
d
2011.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Health policies and data: OECD health data – 2012 data; frequently requested data. Available at: http://www.oecd.org/health/healthpoliciesanddata/oecdhealthdata2012-frequentlyrequesteddata.htm [Accessed 13 October 2012].