Population Qualitative Data

Population age groups

All
Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
Neonate
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
Children (2 to < 12 years)
Adolescents (12 to < 18 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

92% of population in nine 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 9 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

22580036

Active population size

17384174

Population by age group

Age groupPopulation sizeActive population size
Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
3174475
2664591
Neonate
105709
81731
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
147212
116259
Children (2 to < 12 years)
1703964
1410787
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
1217590
1055814
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
7608667
5930964
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
5923021
5089694
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
5873873
3698925
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
2269983
1784108
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
1913469
1215680
Adults (85 years and over)
1690421
699137
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