Population Qualitative Data

Population age groups

Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
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

21156812

Active population size

17029507

Population by age group

Age groupPopulation sizeActive population size
Paediatric Population (< 18 years)
5053459
4534127
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
1080776
961839
Children (2 to < 12 years)
1774477
1560879
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
1064953
932965
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
8612123
7212377
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
4362585
3710747
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
3128645
1572256
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
1564428
1023234
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
1123361
448767
Adults (85 years and over)
440856
100255
Median observation time

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

9.91

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

11.40