Italy has highest share of doctors over 65 in EU: Eurostat

Rome: Italy has the highest proportion of doctors over 65 in the European Union, Eurostat said on 2022 figures Friday.

With 26.7% of its doctors aged 65 or over, Italy is followed by Hungary (22.4%) and Estonia (22.3%).

Germany has the highest share of doctors aged between 55 and 64, equal to 36.1%, followed by Bulgaria (33.9%) and Latvia (27.4%).

On the contrary, Malta has the highest percentage of young doctors, equal to 46.1%, followed by Romania (34.6%) and the Netherlands (29.7%).