Population Qualitative Data

Population age groups

  • Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
    • Neonate
    • Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
    • Children (2 to < 12 years)
    • Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
  • Adult and elderly population (≥18 years)
    • Adults (18 to < 65 years)
      • Adults (18 to < 46 years)
      • Adults (46 to < 65 years)
    • Elderly (≥ 65 years)
      • Adults (65 to < 75 years)
      • Adults (75 to < 85 years)
      • Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated percentage of the population covered by the data source in the catchment area

93% of population in twelve Spanish regions

Description of the population covered by the data source in the catchment area whose data are not collected (e.g., people who are registered only for private care)

People who are registered with a primary care physician within the Spanish NHS (=98,9% of the Spanish population) in the 12 out of the 17 Spanish regions contribute data. Regional Healthcare Services act as health service providers for all levels of care in their territories.
Only a proportion of civil servants (around 4% of the Spanish population) opts out of the general public system and they are covered by the private sector.
There is a 13% of the Spanish population that contracts with private-for-profit health insurance companies, with an important regional variation.
However, in general private health schemes do not cover outpatient prescription medicines and these patients usually are also registered and attend NHS for healthcare and reimbursement.
This yields to only 1.1% of the Spanish population are not registered with a primary care physician within the Spanish NHS.
Population

Population size

30311044

Active population size

23897101

Population by age group

Age group Population size Active population size
Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
4414233
3766056
Neonate
155595
122956
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
208755
168512
Children (2 to < 12 years)
2338560
1969994
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
1711323
1504594
Adults (18 to < 65 years)
18015636
14963634
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
9977804
7990443
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
8037832
6973191
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
7881175
5167411
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
3132462
2511340
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
2607677
1746715
Adults (85 years and over)
2141036
909356
Median observation time

Median time (years) between first and last available records for unique individuals

10.00

Median time (years) between first and last available records for unique active individuals (alive and currently registered)

12.00