The share of respondents who reported unmet medical consultations or treatments in 2021 rose 5.7 percent, five percent more than in the year 2019, which was the year with lowest share of people missing out medical consultations or treatments. In 2021, 1.7 percent of the respondents pointed out the financial difficulties as the main reason.
Reasons for unmet medical consultations or treatments in Portugal from 2016 to 2021
* Other reasons include lack of time (due to professional, domestic or other activities), distance (too far or lack of transport), fear of doctors, hospitals, treatments, etc., the decision to wait to see if the problem improves, or does not know a good doctor/dentist, among others; the specific question about COVID-19 pandemic only applies for 2021.
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Statistics Portugal. (February 25, 2022). Reasons for unmet medical consultations or treatments in Portugal from 2016 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327712/portugal-reasons-for-unmet-medical-consultation-or-treatment/
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Statistics Portugal. (2022). Reasons for unmet medical consultations or treatments in Portugal from 2016 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327712/portugal-reasons-for-unmet-medical-consultation-or-treatment/
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