In 2022, over 742 thousand patients were on waiting lists for surgery in Spain. Catalonia was the autonomous community with the highest number of patients waiting to receive surgery, with approximately 165.5 thousand patients. Andalusia ranked second, with over 136 thousand people awaiting surgery. As of that year, nearly 700 individuals died from medical malpractice in Spain.
Number of patients on waiting lists for surgery in Spain in 2022, by autonomous communities
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Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. (January 5, 2023). Number of patients on waiting lists for surgery in Spain in 2022, by autonomous communities [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/771892/patients-waiting-for-surgery-in-spain-by-region/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. "Number of patients on waiting lists for surgery in Spain in 2022, by autonomous communities." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771892/patients-waiting-for-surgery-in-spain-by-region/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. (2023). Number of patients on waiting lists for surgery in Spain in 2022, by autonomous communities. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771892/patients-waiting-for-surgery-in-spain-by-region/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. "Number of Patients on Waiting Lists for Surgery in Spain in 2022, by Autonomous Communities." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771892/patients-waiting-for-surgery-in-spain-by-region/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente, Number of patients on waiting lists for surgery in Spain in 2022, by autonomous communities Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771892/patients-waiting-for-surgery-in-spain-by-region/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of patients on waiting lists for surgery in Spain in 2022, by autonomous communities [Graph], Asociación el Defensor del Paciente, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/771892/patients-waiting-for-surgery-in-spain-by-region/
